Pseudotumoral Form of Neuroschistosomiasis: Report of Three Cases

dc.creatorAndrade Filho, Antonio de Souza
dc.creatorQueiroz, Aristides Cheto de
dc.creatorFreire, Antonio C. C.
dc.creatorLima, Leonardo Conrado S.
dc.creatorFilho, Celso A. S.
dc.creatorAmado, Isolda N.
dc.creatorReis, Mitermayer Galvão dos
dc.creatorSantos, Isis Fernandes Magalhães
dc.creatorCarmo, Theomira Mauadie de Azevedo
dc.date2014-04-25T17:03:37Z
dc.date2014-04-25T17:03:37Z
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:34:34Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:34:34Z
dc.identifierANDRADE FILHO, A. S. et al. Pseudotumoral form of neuroschistosomiasis: Report of three cases.The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 11, n. 4, p. 435-438, 2007.
dc.identifier1413-8670
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/7542
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8859855
dc.descriptionCentral nervous system (CSN) involvement in schistosomiasis is an ectopic manifestation with a large variety of clinical forms, including pseudotumoral, which occurs in isolated cases and is rare. Three patients with epidemiological indications of this pathology were examined; the clinical picture included lower-back pain irradiating to lower limbs, associated with progressive flaccid paraparesis and sphincterial disturbances in cases in which the spinal chord was involved; while in cases with encephalitic impairment, headache, dizziness and cerebellar syndrome, characterized by dysarthria and right-side dysgraphia, were present. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a growing process in all cases; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics and biological markers were compatible with neuroschistosomiasis (NS). Biopsy of the lesions confirmed this diagnosis in one case. After specific treatment with schistosomicides and corticosteroids, clinical, radiological and laboratorial improvement was observed.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBrazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectNeuroschistosomiasis
dc.subjectPseudotumoral form
dc.subjectNeuropathology
dc.titlePseudotumoral Form of Neuroschistosomiasis: Report of Three Cases
dc.typeArticle


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