Pathology of the spleen in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. Morphometric evaluation and extracellular matrix changes

Histological, ultrastructural, morphometric and immunohistochemical data obtained from the study of spleens removed by splenectomy from 34 patients with advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis revealed that the main alterations were congestive dilatation of the venous sinuses and diffuse thickening o...

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Main Authors: Carla Rangel Leite Freitas, Aryon A Barbosa Jr, André L M Fernandes, Zilton A Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600019