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Case Reports
. 2003 Jul;39(1):14-6.
doi: 10.1159/000070873.

Intramedullary schistosomiasis

O A Labeodan  1 , M Sur
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Case Reports

Intramedullary schistosomiasis

O A Labeodan et al. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

A case study of intramedullary schistosomiasis in a 10-year-old child is reported. The patient presented with a short history of ascending paraparesis with no sensory loss. Sphincter dysfunction was rapid. She had surgical exploration and removal of a conus medullaris mass. Schistosomiasis was confirmed histologically. Combined steroid and praziquantel therapy improved her sphincter function and paraparesis.

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