Liver function abnormality in patients with advanced
schistosomiasis
Liver function is closely related to the progression of schistosomiasis
japonica. The results in patients with adequate laboratory tests of the
hepatic profiles were shown in Table 2 . It was observed that
liver function varies among patients in different stages of
schistosomiasis. Except for ALT and HDL, there were some differences
between the two groups in other liver function-related markers,
including TBIL, DBIL, ALB, and AST, and blood lipid related indicators,
including TC, TG, and LDL. Patients with advanced schistosomiasis had a
higher incidence of liver function abnormality and blood lipid than
those with chronic schistosomiasis, which might be due to a longer
history, more severe disease progression, and older age. The rate of
liver function abnormality was significantly higher in patients with
advanced schistosomiasis than that in those with chronic schistosomiasis
(Fig 1, Table 2 )