Progress in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment for advanced schistosomiasis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Schistosomiasis is a dangerous infectious disease,and advanced schistosomiasis is a serious harm to people′s lives and health. Anthelmintic treatment alone cannot effectively prevent the development and progression of advanced schistosomiasis,especially liver fibro-sis.This article introduces the pathogenesis,clinical manifestations,and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy for ad-vanced schistosomiasis.It is pointed out that integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy is an effective approach to the con-trol of disease progression in patients with liver fibrosis.