Fig 1.
Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up process of a female patient with advanced schistosomiasis in Nanling (Anhui, China).
(a) Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up process. (b) The surgical incision of splenectomy. *based on the patient’s memory, no medical record; SCH: schistosomiasis.
Fig 2.
Reversal of liver fibrosis from Grade 3 to 1 within 3 years in a female patient with advanced schistosomiasis after splenectomy in Nanling (Anhui, China).
(a) Grade 3, severe fibrosis (checked on 14 May 2015). (b) Grade 2, moderate fibrosis (6 July 2016). (c) Grade 1, mild fibrosis (9 January 2018). The ultrasound examination was performed by the same technician using Teknova for image a and b and Mindray for image c in the Schistosomiasis-specialized Hospital of Nanling (Anhui, China).
Table 1.
Ultrasound results of liver and spleen of the female with advanced schistosomiasis from 2014 to 2018.