[Bilharzial myelopathies (case report) (author's transl)]

Report of a case of biharzial myelitis appearing 6/8 weeks after bathing in an infected river. Recovery was complete after medical treatment with niridazol and hycanthone. The authors review the 47 detailed cases previously reported, selected among 60 cases observed from 1905 to 1963. They consider the clinical and pathological aspects and discuss the various pathogenic problems. Treatment requires specific antibilharzial compounds and anti-inflammatory drugs and, in compressive forms, sometimes surgery.