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Blood Ammonia Levels in Patients with Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis Associated with Schistosomiasis^*

Stanley W. Handford

Blood NH₃-N, urea, glutamine and keto acids were measured in 29 patients with hepatic fibrosis associated with advanced schistosomiasis and malnutrition. Routine hepatic function tests (BSP clearance, thymol turbidity and bilirubin index) were elevated in all cases. Despite evidence of liver failure and pathologic involvement, none of the biochemical parameters measured were significantly elevated relative to the controls.

^* The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the view of the Navy Department or the naval service at large.

Present address: Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda 14, Maryland.