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Cerebral schistosomiasis

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Common symptoms

昏迷、肝脾肿大、腹泻、共济失调、咯血、颅内压增高、假结核结节

The pathology of disease

Cerebral schistosomiasis is Schistosoma egg deposition in CNS; seizures; space-occupying lesions; spinal cord (mansoni/haematobium); praziquantel; steroids.

Symptoms

Seizures; headache; focal deficits; myelopathy; travel/endemic; schistosomiasis; eosinophilia

Causes

Schistosoma japonicum (cerebral); mansoni/haematobium (spinal); egg embolization.

Treatment

Praziquantel; corticosteroids; antiseizure; neurosurgery if mass; endemic prevention

Dept

Infectious disease / neurology / tropical medicine.

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