Successful drug treatment of schistosomal myelopathy. A case report.
In a patient who presented with quadriplegia a large mass was demonstrated radiologically in the cervical part of the spinal canal. The patient came from an area where there is a high prevalence of schistosomiasis, and antischistosomal antibodies were present in the serum. Treatment with the antischistosomal drug niridazole led to a total clinical recovery and almost complete disappearance of the myelographic filling defect.
D000328:Adult; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009560:Niridazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012552:Schistosomiasis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D009560:Niridazole