Schistosoma mansoni infection involving the spinal cord: Case report

K. Ueki; J. E. Parisi; B. M. Onofrio

doi:10.3171/jns.1995.82.6.1065

Schistosoma mansoni infection involving the spinal cord: Case report

K. Ueki, J. E. Parisi, B. M. Onofrio

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Abstract

The authors report a case of transverse myelitis caused by Schistosoma mansoni. Although this is a treatable disease if diagnosed in the early stage, it is very rarely seen in developed countries and can result in complications if diagnosis is delayed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1065-1067
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	82
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1995.82.6.1065
State	Published - 1995

Keywords

central nervous system
praziquantel
schistosomiasis
transverse myelitis

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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