Open AccessSchistosomal myeloradiculopathy due to Schistosoma mansoni: Report on 17 cases from an endemic area
Author(s) -
Hatem Badr,
A. A. Shaker,
M. A. Mansour,
Mohamed Ali Kasem,
Ahmed Zaher,
Hassan Salama,
Mohamed Safwat
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.82796
Subject(s) - medicine , schistosomiasis , conus medullaris , myelitis , schistosoma mansoni , surgery , spinal cord , pathological , schistosoma , gastroenterology , immunology , helminths , psychiatry
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.