Comparison of hepatic and splenic stiffness in chronic hepatitis C infection with and without schistosomal infection; correlation with hepatic histopathological changes.

Aim Of The Study: To assess the degree of liver and spleen stiffness in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients co-infected with schistosomiasis, and chronic HCV mono-infected patients.

Material And Methods: The present study was conducted on 50 Egyptian chronic HCV patients, categorized into two groups: group A (25 patients with chronic HCV mono-infection) and group B (25 patients with chronic HCV and schistosomiasis coinfection). Also, 25 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects with no evidence of liver disease were included in the study as a control group.