Abstract
IT is estimated that the Puerto Rican population of New York City is between 500,000 and 750,000. The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infections in this group is known to be approximately 10 per cent.1 , 2 There are therefore 50,000 to 75,000 persons with schistosomiasis, in many of whom prompt diagnosis and early treatment would prevent the later, potentially fatal, complications. The most frequent of these is portal hypertension due to periportal fibrosis. Less frequent but just as serious is the development of severe parenchymal and arterial lesions in the lungs, with resultant pulmonary hypertension.One of the functions of the Tropical . . .
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