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- Title
Pediatric Neuroschistosomiasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Wen, Sophie C H; Anderson, Rebecca; Ryan, Monique M; Kumbla, Surekha; Wray, Alison; Steer, Andrew
- Abstract
Neuroschistosomiasis is a rare but severe manifestation of Schistosoma infection. Diagnosis is challenging and surgical biopsy is often required to confirm diagnosis and exclude malignancy. We present a pediatric case of presumed pseudotumoral cerebral schistosomiasis secondary to Schistosoma mansoni with an excellent therapeutic response to empirical praziquantel and corticosteroid treatment.
- Subjects
SCHISTOSOMIASIS diagnosis; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; ISOQUINOLINE; PEDIATRICS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; CENTRAL nervous system infections; DISEASE complications; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2019, Vol 8, Issue 5, p489
- ISSN
2048-7193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jpids/piz009