Delayed diagnosis of spinal cord schistosomiasis in a non-endemic country: A tertiary referral centre experience.

• Main Authors: Angus de Wilton (Author), Dinesh Aggarwal (Author), Hans Rolf Jäger (Author), Hadi Manji (Author), Peter L Chiodini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Neuroschistosomiasis is a severe complication of schistosomiasis, triggered by the local immune reaction to egg deposition, with spinal cord involvement the most well recognised form. Early treatment with praziquantel and high dose steroids leads to a reduction of neur...