title: Spinal cord schistosomiasis: a pediatric case mimicking intrinsic cord neoplasm.
abstract: We present the clinical, myelographic, MRI, and histologic data on a 7-year-old girl with confirmed Schistosoma mansoni infection of the spinal cord. MRI of the granulomatous spinal lesion revealed extensive enlargement of the cord in the T11-12 area, with some intramedullary swelling extending to T-5 through T-7. The clinical manifestations of spinal schistosomiasis can be diverse, and there should be a high index of suspicion for all patients from endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Selwa
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brunberg
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Mandell
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Garofalo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000469:parasitology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*