Myeloradicular Form of Neuroschistosomiasis in a Six-Year-Old Boy Infected With Schistosoma mansoni

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Dec;34(12):1409-11. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000902.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neuroschistosomiasis*
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni*
  • Spinal Cord / pathology

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Praziquantel