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Sarah T Camargos1, Fernando R Dantas, Antonio L Teixeira
1Biocor Institute, Nova Lima, Brazil.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|July 30, 2005
Abstract:
We describe a 48-y-old male with chronic progressive myelopathy suggesting thoracic intramedullary neoplasm but in whom laboratory workup disclosed Schistosoma mansoni myelopathy. The case illustrates the need for careful investigation of schistosomiasis in patients from endemic regions with myeloradiculopathy signs.
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