Myeloradiculopathy associated to Schistosoma mansoni

Schistosomal myeloradiculopathy due to Schistosoma mansoni: report on 23 cases.

Schistosoma mansoni infection is likely to be responsible for a significant proportion of cases of myelopathy occurring in areas where schistosomiasis is endemic. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical, laboratory and therapeutic data of 23 patients with schistosomal myeloradiculopathy. The medical records of 23 patients with schistosomal myelopathy admitted to two general hospitals ...

Schistosoma mansoni associated glomerulopathy.

(1)Institute of Tropical Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. (2)Division of Nephrology, “Hospital das Clinicas”, University of S. Paulo, Medical School, S. Paulo, SP, Brasil. (3)São Paulo Federal University Medical School, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, S. Paulo, SP, Brazil. Correspondence to: Dr. Thales De Brito, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 470, 05403–000 S. Paulo, SP, ...

[Myeloradiculopathy in acute schistosomiasis mansoni].

Cerebral vasculitis associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection

BACKGROUND Cerebral involvement in schistosomiasis is not rare, but it is underdiagnosed because of the lack of clinical suspicion and the frequency of asymptomatic forms. Neurologic complications are generally supported by granuloma formation around ectopic eggs which have migrated to the brain. Moreover, vascular lesions and cerebral arteritis have been well documented in histopathological st...

Haemozoin in Schistosoma mansoni.

a Departamento de Bioquı́mica Médica, Uni6ersidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Uni6ersitária, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil b Di6isão de Quı́mica, Setor de Quı́mica Orgânica, CENPES, Petrobrás, Cidade Uni6ersitária, 21949-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil c Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Uni6ersidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28015-620, Brazil d I...