Clinical-epidemiological profile of children with schistosomal myeloradiculopathy attended at the Instituto Materno-Infantil de Pernambuco
| Autor: | Constança Simões Barbosa, Teresa C. A. Ferrari, Cristiana da Rosa e Silva, Karina Conceição Gomes Machado de Araújo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Microbiology (medical) Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Schistosomal Myeloradiculopathy Cord lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Adolescent lcsh:RC955-962 lcsh:QR1-502 Schistosomiasis lcsh:Microbiology schistosomiasis mansoni Epidemiology medicine Humans Child Radiculopathy Low back Retrospective Studies Anthelmintics business.industry Muscle weakness schistosomal myeloradiculopathy medicine.disease Oxamniquine Gait Surgery Contaminated water Treatment Outcome Child Preschool neuroshistosomiasis Prednisone Female epidemiology medicine.symptom business Neuroschistosomiasis |
| Zdroj: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz., Vol 101, Pp 149-156 (2006) Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Volume: 101 Supplement 1, Pages: 149-156, Published: OCT 2006 |
| ISSN: | 1678-8060 0074-0276 |
| Popis: | The most critical phase of exposure to schistosomal infection is the infancy, because of the more frequent contact with contaminated water and the immaturity of the immune system. One of the most severe presentations of this parasitosis is the involvement of the spinal cord, which prognosis is largely dependent on early diagnosis and treatment. Reports on this clinical form of schistosomiasis in children are rare in the literature. We present here the clinical-epidemiological profile of schistosomal myeloradiculopathy (SMR) from ten children who were admitted at the Instituto Materno-Infantil de Pernambuco over a five-year period. They were evaluated according to an investigation protocol. Most of these patients presented an acute neurological picture which included as the main clinical manifestations: sphincteral disorders, low back and lower limbs pain, paresthesia, lower limbs muscle weakness and absence of deep tendon reflex, and impairment of the gait. The diagnosis was presumptive in the majority of the cases. This study emphasizes the importance of considering the diagnosis of SMR in pediatric patients coming from endemic areas who present a low cord syndrome, in order to start the appropriate therapy and avoid future complications. |
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