A tropical myelitis.
Neuroschistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis
Spinal cord
Transverse Myelitis
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Aug 2024
26 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
10
03
2024
accepted:
19
08
2024
medline:
26
8
2024
pubmed:
26
8
2024
entrez:
25
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Spinal cord inflammation is a rare presentation of schistosomiasis infection. The present report describes the case of a young patient presenting subacute medullary symptoms revealing extensive longitudinal myelitis related to schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia. The diagnosis was based on detection of parasite eggs in stool. The patient was treated with Praziquantel, corticosteroids and plasma exchanges, leading to a favorable clinical course.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39183258
doi: 10.1007/s10072-024-07743-x
pii: 10.1007/s10072-024-07743-x
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.
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