Cerebral schistosomiasis.
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چکیده
Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) is one of the most widespread parasitoses in the world (about 300 million affected people). The central nervous system may be involved. We were unable to find a published description of the computed tomographic (CT) appearance of intracerebral schistosomiasis. This article reports a case. CT disclosed a large infiltrating mass lesion that mimicked a glioblastoma. Histology established the diagnosis of granulomatous infection caused by Schistosoma (S. mansoni) .
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the professional staff, Brooke General Hospital. Brooke General Hospital
دوره 1 3 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1946