New insights in diagnosing Schistosoma myelopathy
| Autor: | A.M.R. Tilanus, A.H.C. de Jongste, H. Bax, M. J. M. van der Feltz, M.H.A. Willems, J.J. van Hellemond |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Neurology, Internal Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Proximal muscle weakness Antiprotozoal Agents Antibodies Protozoan Myelitis Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Physical examination Praziquantel Spinal Cord Diseases Feces Myelopathy parasitic diseases Animals Humans Schistosomiasis Medicine Schistosoma biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Muscle weakness biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Infectious Diseases Immunoglobulin G Schistosoma mansoni medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection, 60(3), 244-247. W.B. Saunders |
| ISSN: | 0163-4453 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.12.002 |
| Popis: | At present non-invasive tests for diagnosing Schistosoma myelopathy are sub-optimal. We present a novel serological method, using paired liquor and serum samples, resulting in the diagnosis of Schistosoma myelopathy in a male patient with proximal muscle weakness. The patient recovered after praziquantel treatment. (C) 2009 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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