Re: Snails

[Guest guest]

Hi SJ;

These are pretty tough questions that I don't think have been

covered here before (or at least not since I've been a member). You

might take a look into these articles and see if these might answer

some of your questions, or serve as a framework for discussing all

of this with your doctor.

Radiographics 24: 937-955 (2004)

The infected liver: radiologic-pathologic correlation.

Mortele KJ, Segatto E, Ros PR

http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/24/4/937

GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PATHOLOGY p. 540-581

Chapter 18. Inflammatory and infectious diseases of the liver.

Kay Washington, MD, PhD

http://www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/e-books/pdf/1271.pdf

The latter article has good comparisons of various liver diseases,

including Schistosomiasis and PSC, and has some good images of their

different microscopic features.

According to the latter article, and the section on

Schistosomiasis, " Liver disease is the result of entrapment of eggs

that lodge in small portal vein radicals; hypersensitivity reaction

to the eggs results in inflammation, leading to fibrosis and

obstructive hepatobiliary disease. " Have they done a biopsy to look

for schistosomal eggs within the liver?

Best regards,

Dave

(father of (20); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

> Can you possibly shed some light on having " snails " in one's liver

and if there could be any correlation to PSC? (Either causing PSC,

or PSC making the liver susceptible to it [snails/larvae/worms])

I contracted Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) as a young boy and was

hospitalized for treatment at the age of 13. I understood I was

cured. I've got the notion that I may have residual parasitic worms

from the disease in my system. How is it diagnosed? AND would it be

harmful to having PSC and UC to now take something like:

praziquantel. Also, any ideas on how to subtly approach my doctor on

this subject.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I will look into these.

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Subject: Re: Snails

Hi SJ;

These are pretty tough questions that I don't

think have been

covered here before (or at least not since I've

been a member). You

might take a look into these articles and see if

these might answer

some of your questions, or serve as a framework

for discussing all

of this with your doctor.

Radiographics 24: 937-955 (2004)

The infected liver: radiologic-pathologic

correlation.

Mortele KJ, Segatto E, Ros PR

http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/24/4/937

GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PATHOLOGY p. 540-581

Chapter 18. Inflammatory and infectious diseases

of the liver.

Kay Washington, MD, PhD

http://www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/e-books/pdf/1271.pdf

The latter article has good comparisons of various

liver diseases,

including Schistosomiasis and PSC, and has some

good images of their

different microscopic features.

According to the latter article, and the section

on

Schistosomiasis, " Liver disease is the result

of entrapment of eggs

that lodge in small portal vein radicals;

hypersensitivity reaction

to the eggs results in inflammation, leading to

fibrosis and

obstructive hepatobiliary disease. " Have they

done a biopsy to look

for schistosomal eggs within the liver?

Best regards,

Dave

(father of (20); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

> Can you possibly shed some light on having

" snails " in one's liver

and if there could be any correlation to

PSC? (Either causing PSC,

or PSC making the liver susceptible to it

[snails/larvae/worms])

I contracted Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) as a

young boy and was

hospitalized for treatment at the age of 13. I

understood I was

cured. I've got the notion that I may have

residual parasitic worms

from the disease in my system. How is it

diagnosed? AND would it be

harmful to having PSC and UC to now take something

like:

praziquantel. Also, any ideas on how to subtly

approach my doctor on

this subject.