Schistosomiasis of the spinal cord.
Involvement of the central nervous system is a rare complication of schistosomiasis. A case is reported which manifested as a granulomatous, transverse myelitis in a 13-month-old child. Removal of the granuloma resulted in return of motor function.
D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000209:etiology; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology