Myelopathy due to Schistosoma mansoni. A description of two cases and review of the literature;Mielopatía por Schistosoma mansoni. Descripción de dos casos y revisión de la bibliografía

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-141

  Carod Artal, Francisco Javier ^a   Vargas, A P ^a  

^a SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cauda equina syndrome; Chistosomiasis; Myelopathy; Schistosoma mansoni; Tropics

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MYELITIS; MYELORADICULOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE MIGRATION; PLEOCYTOSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEIZURE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 4344580510     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3902.2003095     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Del Brutto OH, Carod-Artal FJ, Román GC, Sennanayake N. Tropical neurology. In American Academy of Neurology, ed. Continuum. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2002.
2. Strickland GT, Ramírez BL. Schistosomiasis. In Strickland GT, ed. Hunter's tropical medicine and emerging infectious diseases. 8 ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2000. p. 804-32.
3. Ross AGP, Bartley PB, Sleigh AC, Olds GR, Li Y, Williams GM, et al. Schistosomiasis. N Engl J Med 2002; 346: 1212-20.
4. Nishimura K, Hung T. Current views on geographic distribution and models of infection of neurohelmintic diseases. J Neurol Sci 1997; 145: 5-14.
5. Liu LX. Spinal and cerebral schistosomiasis. Semin Neurol 1993; 13: 189-200.
6. Ferrari TCA. Spinal cord schistosomiasis. A report of 2 cases and review emphasizing clinical aspects. Medicine 1999; 78: 176-90.
7. Pittella JEH. Neuroschistosomiasis. Brain Pathol 1997; 7: 649-62.
8. Schwartz E, Rozenman J, Perelman M. Pulmonary manifestations of early schistosome infection among nonimmune travelers. Am J Med 2000; 109: 718-22.
9. Chen M, Mott K. Progress in the assessment of morbidity due to S. japanicum: a review of recent literature. Trop Dis Bull 1989; 85: 1-56.
10. Kane CA, Most H. Schistosomiasis of the central nervous system: experiences in World War II and a review of the literature. Arch Neurol Psychiatry 1948; 59: 141-83.
11. Pittella JEH. The relationship between involvement of the central nervous system in schistosomiasis mansoni and the clinical forms of the parasitosis. A review. J Trop Med Hyg 1991; 94: 15-21.
12. Cosnett JE, van Dellen JR. Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) of the spinal cord: case reports and clinical profile. Q J Med 1986; 61: 1131-9.
13. Scrimgeour EM, Gajdusek DC. Involvement of the central nervous system in Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infection. A review. Brain 1985; 108: 1023-38.
14. Siddorn JA. Schistosomiasis and anterior spinal artery occlusion. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1978; 27: 532-4.
15. Haribhai HC, Bhigjee AI, Bill PLA, Pammenter MD, Modi G, Hoffmann M, et al. Spinal cord schistosomiasis. A clinical, laboratory and radiological study, with a note on therapeutic aspects. Brain 1991; 114: 709-26.
16. Ueki K, Parisi JE, Onofrio BM. Schistosoma mansoni infection involving the spinal cord. J Neurosurg 1995; 82: 1065-7.
17. Scully RE, Mark EJ, McNeely WF, Eberling AH. Case record of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 4-1996. N Engl J Med 1996; 334: 382-9.
18. Gellido CL, Onesti S, Llena J, Suárez M. Spinal schistosomiasis. Neurology 2000; 54: 527.
19. Bhigjee AI, Madurai S, Bill PL, Patel V, Corr P, Naidoo MN. Spectrum of myelopathies in HIV seropositive South African patients. Neurology 2001; 57: 348-51.
20. Centers for Disease Control. Acute schistosomiasis with transverse myelitis in American students returning from Kenya (editorial note). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1984; 33: 446-7.
21. Ferrari TCA, Correa-Oliveira R, Xavier MAP, Gazzinelli G, Cunha AS. Estimation of the local synthesis of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the central nervous system of patients with spinal cord schistosomiasis by the IgG index. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1999; 93: 558-9.
22. Tarp B, Black FT, Petersen E. The immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis used in a non-endemic area. Trop Med Int Health 2000; 5: 185-91.
23. Mott KE, Dixon H. Collaborative study on antigens for immuno-diagnosis of schistosomiasis. Bull WHO 1982; 60: 729-53.
24. Da Silva RM, Kanamura HY, Camargo ED, Chiodelli SG, Nakamura PM, Gargioni C, et al. A comparative study on IgG-ELISA, IgM-IFT and Kato-Katz methods for epidemiological purposes in a low endemic area for schistosomiais. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1998; 93 (Suppl 1): 279-82.
25. Gonçalves EC, Fonseca APC, Pittella JEH. Frequency of schistosomiasis mansoni, of its clinicopathological forms and of the ectopic locations of the parasite in autopsies in Belo Horizonte, Brasil. J Trop Med Hyg 1995; 98: 289-95.
26. Preidler KW, Riepl T, Szolar D, Ranner G. Cerebral schistosomiasis: MR and CT appearance. AJNR 1996; 17: 1598-600.
27. Efthimiou J, Denning D. Spinal cord disease due to Schistosoma mansoni successfully treated with oxamniquine. Br Med J 1984; 288: 1343-4.
28. Richards Jr F, Sullivan J, Ruiz-Tiben E, Eberhard M, Bishop H. Effect of praziquantel on the eggs of Schistosoma mansoni, with a note on the implications for managing central nervous system schistosomiasis. An Trop Med Parasitol 1989; 83: 465-72.
29. Shuhua X, Binggui S, Chollet J, Utzinger J, Tanner M. Tegumental alterations in juvenile Schistosoma haematobium harboured in hamsters following artemether treatment. Parasitol Int 2001; 50: 175-83.