title: Spinal neuroschistosomiasis.
abstract: We report a 20-year-old woman with a diagnosis of spinal neuroschistosomiasis that was confirmed histologically. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an expanded, oedematous conus with intrinsic heterogeneous enhancement, which was initially thought to be a neoplastic lesion. This case demonstrates an alternative diagnosis to oncological lesions of the spinal cord which should be considered in patients who have recently travelled to endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Leeds General Infirmary , Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire , United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Martin S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Palin
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Towns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020818:Neuroschistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: neuroschistosomiasis; schistosomiasis; spinal cord lesions; spinal cord schistosomiasis