Pediatric Neuroschistosomiasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Autor: Wen SCH; Infection Management Prevention Service, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia., Anderson R; Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, Victoria, Australia., Ryan MM; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; Departments of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia., Kumbla S; Departments of Medical Imaging, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Wray A; Departments of Neurosurgery, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Steer A; Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, Victoria, Australia.; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; Departments of Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society [J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc] 2019 Nov 06; Vol. 8 (5), pp. 489-491.
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piz009
Abstrakt: Neuroschistosomiasis is a rare but severe manifestation of Schistosoma infection. Diagnosis is challenging and surgical biopsy is often required to confirm diagnosis and exclude malignancy. We present a pediatric case of presumed pseudotumoral cerebral schistosomiasis secondary to Schistosoma mansoni with an excellent therapeutic response to empirical praziquantel and corticosteroid treatment.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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