Incidental hepatic schistosomiasis in a liver transplant recipient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-78

  Ariza Heredia, E ^a   Razonable, R R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver transplant; Parasite; Praziquantel; Schistosoma; Schistosomiasis; Trematode

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SCHISTOSOMIASIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 84857041499     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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