| Literature DB >> 25891496 |
Martin S Palin1, Ryan Mathew, Gerry Towns.
Abstract
We report a 20-year-old woman with a diagnosis of spinal neuroschistosomiasis that was confirmed histologically. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an expanded, oedematous conus with intrinsic heterogeneous enhancement, which was initially thought to be a neoplastic lesion. This case demonstrates an alternative diagnosis to oncological lesions of the spinal cord which should be considered in patients who have recently travelled to endemic areas.Entities:
Keywords: neuroschistosomiasis; schistosomiasis; spinal cord lesions; spinal cord schistosomiasis
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25891496 DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1016890
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Neurosurg ISSN: 0268-8697 Impact factor: 1.596