Chronic hepatosplenomegaly in African school children: a common but neglected morbidity associated with schistosomiasis and malaria.

• Những tác giả chính: Shona Wilson (Tác giả), Birgitte J Vennervald (Tác giả), David W Dunne (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Những chủ đề: article
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Chronic hepatosplenomegaly, which is known to have a complex aetiology, is common amongst children who reside in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Two of the more common infectious agents of hepatosplenomegaly amongst these children are malarial infections and schistosomiasis. The historical view o...