The effect of praziquantel treatment on liver and spleen size of children with schistosomiasis in Napu Valley, central Sulawesi.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1990 Mar; 21(1): 91-4
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31665
ABSTRACT
Forty-six school children with japonicum schistosomiasis living in a village at Napu Valley, Indonesia were treated with praziquantel at a dosage of 70 mg/kg in two divided doses in a day. The number of children with palpable liver dropped significantly from 95.6% before treatment to 58.7% after treatment. The size of the liver was reduced in the majority of cases with a virtual disappearance of cases with very large liver (10 cm). Post-treatment increase of the liver size was observed in all 8 cases with small pre-treatment livers (0.5-1 cm). In contrast to the changes of the size of the liver after treatment, the number of children with palpable spleens before and after treatment was not significantly altered.
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Assunto principal:
Praziquantel
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Esplenomegalia
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Esquistossomose Japônica
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
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Hepatomegalia
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
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Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1990
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