Pseudotumoral form of cerebral Schistosomiasis Mansoni | Zendy

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Pseudotumoral form of cerebral Schistosomiasis Mansoni

Author(s) -

Flávio Ramalho Romero,

Marco Antônio Zanini,

Luís Gustavo Ducati,

Roberto Colichio Gabarra,

Gabriela Roncada Haddad,

Valdir de Souza

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2012.9.9

Subject(s) - schistosomiasis , medicine , schistosoma mansoni , pathology , helminths , immunology

The authors report a case of 36-year-old woman presented with epileptic seizures and headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an enhancing lesion with surrounding edema and mild mass effect in the left frontal lobe. Stereotactic brain biopsy demonstrated intraparenchymal granulomas surrounding S. mansoni eggs. Praziquantel was started (60mg/kg of body weight, in a single dose), followed by Prednisone (80mg/day) for seven days to treat the cerebral edema. The patient's symptoms resolved following medical treatment and the follow-up MRI yielded normal findings

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