Suchet I, Klein C, Horwitz T, Lalla S, Doodha M
Department of Neurology, Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa.
Paraplegia. 1987 Dec;25(6):491-6. doi: 10.1038/sc.1987.82.
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 and steroids was started three days after the onset of a paraparesis, with complete neurological recovery.
血吸虫病累及脊髓被认为较为罕见。我们报告一例因曼氏血吸虫引起的急性横贯性脊髓炎病例,该患者在双下肢轻瘫发作三天后开始使用吡喹酮和类固醇进行治疗,最终神经功能完全恢复。