title: Cerebral schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium confirmed by PCR analysis of brain specimen.
abstract: The case of a 25-year-old Japanese male who had cerebral schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium is reported here. Although serum antibody tests showed a cross-reaction with other helminths and no ova were excreted in urine or feces, the existence of Schistosoma haematobium in the brain was confirmed by PCR analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology, Research Hospital of The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koibuchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Aikichi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D044466:Asian People; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D020807:Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014556:Urine / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth