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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2018; 6(11): 472-476
Published online Oct 6, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i11.472
Published online Oct 6, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i11.472
Unusual cause of lesions in the descending duodenum and liver: A case report and review of literature
Zhuang-Long Xiao, Ke-Shu Xu, Yu-Hu Song, Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
Author contributions: Xiao ZL, Xu KS and Song YH collected the case data; Song YH and Xiao ZL wrote the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 81270506 and No. 81570555 ; Clinical Research Physician Program of Tongji Medical College , No. HUST (2017) .
Informed consent statement: All patients completed informed consent forms.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have a conflict of interest to report.
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Correspondence to: Yu-Hu Song, PhD, MD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. 2009xh0899@hust.edu.cn
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Received: April 27, 2018
Peer-review started: April 27, 2018
First decision: June 20, 2018
Revised: July 26, 2018
Accepted: August 19, 2018
Article in press: August 20, 2018
Published online: October 6, 2018
Processing time: 154 Days and 20 Hours
Peer-review started: April 27, 2018
First decision: June 20, 2018
Revised: July 26, 2018
Accepted: August 19, 2018
Article in press: August 20, 2018
Published online: October 6, 2018
Processing time: 154 Days and 20 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip:Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) is primarily found in the mesenteric veins and tends to involve the colon, rectum and liver. Here, we report a case of acute S. japonicum infection in a patient presenting with tumor-like lesions in the descending duodenum and heterogeneity of blood perfusion in liver parenchyma.