Sarcopenia, body composition and factors associated with variceal gastrointestinal bleeding and splenectomy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni.
Fernanda A BarbosaMateus Jorge NardelliGuilherme G L CançadoCatherine F SilvaFernanda M F OsórioRodolfo F Q MeloDaniela O L TarantoTeresa C A FerrariClaudia A CoutoLuciana C FariaPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)
HSS mansoni seems not to cause sarcopenia. However, a lower fat-free BMI was associated with previous VUGIB and the subgroup of patients who underwent EGDS presented higher lipid levels, fat percentage and frequency of metabolic syndrome and lower muscle mass and function.