The common treatments for left liver shrinkage in schistosomal cirrhosis include worming treatment for the cause of the disease as well as anti-fibrotic treatment for the disease.
If the infection of schistosoma is not treated in time, the eggs of schistosoma are deposited in the liver, the liver cells are gradually damaged, the fibrous tissue increases, the pseudo lobe is formed, and the connective tissue shrinks, which may cause the left liver shrinkage.
1. Causative treatment: Schistosoma cirrhosis can be treated with insecticidal treatment for the cause of the disease, and the commonly used drugs include praziquantel and so on. Praziquantel is a broad-spectrum parasitic drug, which has certain therapeutic effect on schistosomiasis.
2. Symptomatic treatment: cirrhosis left liver shrinkage can use anti-fibrotic drugs, such as polyene phosphatidylcholine and so on. For the treatment of complications, schistosomiasis cirrhosis can be splenectomy if there is hypersplenism and serious reduction of platelets and white blood cells.
Schistosoma cirrhosis is more serious and should be treated promptly under the guidance of doctors to avoid deterioration, complications and missing the best treatment period.