[A case of intestinal schistosomiasis with hepatic involvement: interdisciplinary diagnostic approach and peculiarity of the echographic and histologic findings]. / Un caso di schistosomiasi intestinale con interessamento epatico: approccio diagnostico interdisciplinare e peculiarità dei reperti ecografico e istologico.

ABSTRACT

We report a case of intestinal schistosomiasis; secondary hepatic involvement is particularly described, with a very distinctive ecographic feature of portal hypertension and a bioptic picture stressing a granulomatous periportal inflammation. In the work we emphasize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach (physicians working in the fields of internal medicine, infectious disease, gastrointestinal diseases, radiologist, pathologist) in the course of diagnostic investigation. Finally, we confirm the effectiveness of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni.