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Spinal cord schistosomiasis: a pediatric case mimicking intrinsic cord neoplasm
L M Selwa1, J A Brunberg, S H Mandell
1Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Neurology
|May 1, 1991
Abstract:
We present the clinical, myelographic, MRI, and histologic data on a 7-year-old girl with confirmed Schistosoma mansoni infection of the spinal cord. MRI of the granulomatous spinal lesion revealed extensive enlargement of the cord in the T11-12 area, with some intramedullary swelling extending to T-5 through T-7. The clinical manifestations of spinal schistosomiasis can be diverse, and there should be a high index of suspicion for all patients from endemic areas.