central nervous system involvement arising from schistosomiasis is uncommon. it may be produced most fre­quently by schistosoma japonicum infection, but reports of s. mansoni presenting as an intracerebral mass lesion are particularly rare. the authors describe the case of a 35-year-old woman with a 3-month history of partial epilep­tic seizures and head­aches. she immigrated to egypt 4 years a...

The present study is to investigate the differences in Ki-67 expression and microvessel density (MVD) among cerebral schistosomiasis, low grade gliomas and high grade gliomas. Expressions of Ki-67 and CD34 in surgical specimens from 12 cases of cerebral schistosomiasis lesions, 12 cases of low grade gliomas and 12 cases of high grade glioma were detected by streptavidin-perosidase immunohistoch...

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. ...

BACKGROUND Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic trematoid worm that infects humans. Schistosomiasis is endemic in parts of South America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and some Caribbean islands. Disorders of the liver and gastrointestinal tract are the most common clinical manifestations. The central nervous system is not usually affected. The most common neurologic manifestation is trans...

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement may occur in chronic schistosomiasis. It can be produced by any Schistosome species but happens most frequently in chronic Schistosoma japonicum infection. CNS involvement by S. mansoni is relatively rare but it may occur by embolization of eggs or ectopic migration of adult worms. A case of cerebral schistosomiasis caused by S. mansoni in a 40-year-old ...