Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report

Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report

The authors present a case of spinal cord schistosomiasis which simulated a tumoral lesion determining spastic paraparesis with a sensitive-motor level at T1. The patient was treated with surgery, praziquantel and dexamethasone, with “restitutio ad integrum”. Seven years later the patient presented...

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Main Authors: Flávio Leitão, Djacir Figueiredo, Daniel Figueiredo, Dalgimar Bezerra de Menezes, Flávio Leitão Filho, João Paulo Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 1999-03-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
spinal cord schistosomiasis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1623038
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spelling doaj-eba6466ed5764bdfb8f86facec7366112021-04-02T13:02:18ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Brazilian Neurosurgery0103-53552359-59221999-03-011801636710.1055/s-0038-1623038Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case reportFlávio LeitãoDjacir FigueiredoDaniel FigueiredoDalgimar Bezerra de MenezesFlávio Leitão FilhoJoão Paulo MattosThe authors present a case of spinal cord schistosomiasis which simulated a tumoral lesion determining spastic paraparesis with a sensitive-motor level at T1. The patient was treated with surgery, praziquantel and dexamethasone, with “restitutio ad integrum”. Seven years later the patient presented recrudescence of the symptoms, without a good response to the medication and without a plausible explanation. The authors wonder about the reasons of the low incidence of central nervous system schistosomosis in an endemic area such as the Northeast of Brazil. A brief review of the literature is done.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1623038schistosomiasisspinal cord schistosomiasis
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author Flávio Leitão
Djacir Figueiredo
Daniel Figueiredo
Dalgimar Bezerra de Menezes
Flávio Leitão Filho
João Paulo Mattos
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Djacir Figueiredo
Daniel Figueiredo
Dalgimar Bezerra de Menezes
Flávio Leitão Filho
João Paulo Mattos
Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
Brazilian Neurosurgery
schistosomiasis
spinal cord schistosomiasis
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Djacir Figueiredo
Daniel Figueiredo
Dalgimar Bezerra de Menezes
Flávio Leitão Filho
João Paulo Mattos
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title Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
title_short Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
title_full Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
title_fullStr Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
title_full_unstemmed Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
title_sort spinal cord schistosomiasis: case report
publisher Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
series Brazilian Neurosurgery
issn 0103-5355
2359-5922
publishDate 1999-03-01
description The authors present a case of spinal cord schistosomiasis which simulated a tumoral lesion determining spastic paraparesis with a sensitive-motor level at T1. The patient was treated with surgery, praziquantel and dexamethasone, with “restitutio ad integrum”. Seven years later the patient presented recrudescence of the symptoms, without a good response to the medication and without a plausible explanation. The authors wonder about the reasons of the low incidence of central nervous system schistosomosis in an endemic area such as the Northeast of Brazil. A brief review of the literature is done.
topic schistosomiasis
spinal cord schistosomiasis
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