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Published on: August 16, 2011
Myeloradicular Form of Neuroschistosomiasis in a Six-Year-Old Boy Infected With Schistosoma mansoni
João Victor Salgado1, Izabel Athayde da Silva Cruz Salgado, Leônidas Lopes Braga Júnior
1From the *Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil; †Specialized Treatment Service in Pediatrics, ‡Unit of Pediatric Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, §Reference Center for Special Immunobiologicals, ¶Pediatric Neurology Clinic, University Hospital, UFMA, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil; ‖Department of Pathology, UFMA, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil; **Health Sciences Center, University Center of Maranhão (CEUMA), São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Abstract:
Neuroschistosomiasis is a severe disease caused by the presence of Schistosoma eggs and/or adult worms in the central nervous system. Schistosomal transverse myelitis represents a rare clinical form with nonspecific clinical findings, and it is thus underdiagnosed, especially in children. In this report, we describe a 6-year-old patient with the myeloradicular form of neuroschistosomiasis.
