Schistosomiasis affects over 200 million people worldwide. Involvement of the CNS is a rare
occurrence. We report 2 young males who presented with rapidly progressing paraparesis …

Background: Spinal schistosomiasis is a severe presentation of Schistosoma mansoni
infection, which is endemic in South America, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. With …

Neuroschistosomiasis is a rare manifestation of Schistosoma infection and can either
manifest as cerebritis or with spinal cord involvement. We present a case of low back pain …

Spinal cord involvement by Schistosomiasis is considered to be rare. We report a case of
acute transverse myelitis due to Schistosoma mansoni in which treatment with praziquantal …

Introduction: the trematode infection schistosomiasis affects at least 200 million people in
endemic areas. Granulomas cause the typical manifestations of urogenital, intestinal and …

A 23 year old female presented to Townsville General Hospital seven months after a positive
urine test for Schistosomiasis with conus modularize signs. MRI confirmed a conus …

We present a case of a young African migrant from Guinea-Conakry presented to a French
emergency department with burning pain in both feet for 2 days. The symptoms progressed …

Spinal cord schistosomiasis is a rare, underdiagnosed manifestation of schistosomiasis. We
present the case of a 36-year-old male who presented to our institution with a one-week …

Schistosomal spinal cord involvement is a rare complication of infection by Schistosoma
mansoni. This work reports the MR imaging findings in a patient with schistosomal myelitis …

Background Spinal myelitis is an infrequent manifestation of spinal cord infection. It is
caused by the Schistosoma species, which are endemic in South America, part of the Middle …