Schistosoma mansoni infection involving the spinal cord. Case report.
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.
Ueki
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Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Parisi
J E
JE
Onofrio
B M
BM
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000188:drug therapy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology
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