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. 2022 Aug 22;9(8):e00837.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000837. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Eggs, Worms, or Both? Chronic Active Schistosomiasis Presenting as Cirrhosis and Colonic Polyps

Gres Karim  1 , Oluwasayo Adeyemo  2 , Khawaja Hasan Bilal  3 , Amreen Dinani  4
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Eggs, Worms, or Both? Chronic Active Schistosomiasis Presenting as Cirrhosis and Colonic Polyps

Gres Karim et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A/P axial section CT demonstrating a cirrhotic-appearing liver with pericholecystic varices (blue arrows), splenomegaly measuring 19.1 cm, and perisplenic varices (yellow arrows).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Colonoscopy revealed 4 polyps located in the transverse colon (A and B) and cecum. Medium-sized, nonbleeding rectal varices were also found (C).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Hematoxylin and eosin stain of colonic polyps. A coronal section of an adult male worm enfolding an adult female worm to form a gynecophoral canal assisting in sperm transfer.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Hematoxylin and eosin stain of colonic polyps. A characteristic Schistosoma egg, measuring ∼110 um by ∼70 um, surrounded by dense eosinophilic infiltrate.
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