Computed tomographic detection of intestinal calcification of Schistosomiasis japonica

Gastrointest Radiol. 1989 Fall;14(4):360-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01889238.

Abstract

The authors report 4 cases of intestinal calcification detected by computed tomography in patients with Schistosomiasis japonica. The calcification was present in the duodenum in 1 and in the rectum and/or colon in 3.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Schistosomiasis japonica / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed