Delayed diagnosis of spinal cord schistosomiasis in a non-endemic country: A tertiary referral centre experience

BACKGROUND: Neuroschistosomiasis is a severe complication of schistosomiasis, triggered by the local immune reaction to egg deposition, with spinal cord involvement the most well recognised form. Early treatment with praziquantel and high dose steroids leads to a reduction of neurological sequelae....

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Autores principales: de Wilton, Angus, Aggarwal, Dinesh, Jäger, Hans Rolf, Manji, Hadi, Chiodini, Peter L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7904161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33571228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009161

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7904161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33571228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009161

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