Association of intestinal helminths with decreased liver size and sCD23 concentration during falciparum malaria

• Main Authors: Mathieu Nacher, Sombat Treeprasertsuk, Pratap Singhasivanon, Nuntaporn Popakdee, Udomsak Silachamroon, Valai Bussaratid, Weerapong Phumratanaprapin, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Polrat Wilairatana
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21692

To determine if intestinal helminths and the CD23/nitric oxide pathway had an influence on liver size, we conducted a cross-sectional study on 438 patients with confirmed P. falciparum malaria admitted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Bangkok. For all patients the liver size was measured as...