Schistosomal myeloradiculopathy due to Schistosoma mansoni: Report on 17 cases from an endemic area

BACKGROUND: After malaria, schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent tropical disease. The prevalence of oviposition in CNS of infected persons varies from 0.3 to 30%. The conus medullaris is a primary site of schistosomiasis, either granulomatous or acute necrotizing myelitis. OBJECTIVE: To repo...

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Autores principales: Badr, Hatem I., Shaker, Ashraf A., Mansour, Mohamed A., Kasem, Mohamed A, Zaher, Ahmad A., Salama, Hassan H., Safwat, Mohamed I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808472
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.82796

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808472
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.82796

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