Schistosomiasis of the spinal cord presenting as progressive myelopathy. Case report.
Kamel, Mahmoud Hamdy Murphy, Martin Kelleher, Michael Aquilina, Kristian Lim, Chris Marks, Charles
Kamel, Mahmoud Hamdy
Murphy, Martin
Kelleher, Michael
Aquilina, Kristian
Lim, Chris
Marks, Charles
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Date
2012-02-03T15:06:37Z
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Anthelmintics/therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myelitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*parasitology
Praziquantel/therapeutic use
Schistosomiasis/*diagnosis/drug therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myelitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*parasitology
Praziquantel/therapeutic use
Schistosomiasis/*diagnosis/drug therapy
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Abstract
The authors report on a case of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord in an individual returning to Ireland after a 25-year residence in Africa, where the infection affects approximately 200 million people.
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eng
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1547-5654 (Print)
1547-5646 (Linking)
1547-5646 (Linking)
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DOI
10.3171/spi.2005.3.1.0061
PMID
16122025