Liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly associated with Schistosoma mansoni in a Sudanese woman in Malaysia : A case report

• Main Authors: Yamuna, Rajoo, Rohela, Mahmud, Ng, Rong Xiang, Sharifah F., S. Omar, Kumar, G., Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim, Arine Fadzlun, Ahmad, Amirah, Amir, Zurainee, Mohamed Nor, Romano, Ngui
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42188/1/Liver%20cirrhosis.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42188/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995764514603412; https://doi.org/10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60341-2

We report a case of a patient with Schistosoma mansoni infection who presented with liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly. She was diagnosed by a serological test and Kato-Katz thick smear stool examination. The patient was a 52-year-old woman from Sudan who came to Malaysia for a week to visit her sons. The patient lives in the middle of Rabak region, Sudan, a highly endemic area for schistosomiasis where her daily routine includes rearing of cows and farming. The site of toilet and sources of drinking water are canals and wells; both infested with snails. Patient had a long history of exposure and coming into contact with water from these canals and wells.