Schistosomiasis of the spinal cord presenting as progressive myelopathy. Case report.
The authors report on a case of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord in an individual returning to Ireland after a 25-year residence in Africa, where the infection affects approximately 200 million people.
Kamel
Mahmoud Hamdy
MH
Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. mahmoudhandy@yahoo.com
Murphy
Martin
M
Kelleher
Michael
M
Aquilina
Kristian
K
Lim
Chris
C
Marks
Charles
C
D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel