Neuroschistosomiasis mimicking lower back pain: case report of a rare differential diagnosis in a pediatric patient

BACKGROUND: Spinal myelitis is an infrequent manifestation of spinal cord infection. It is caused by the Schistosoma species, which are endemic in South America, part of the Middle East, and Africa. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 13-year-old male adolescent complaining of progressive low...

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Published in:Patient Saf Surg
Main Authors: Al-Abdulwahhab, Abdulrahman Hamad, Al-Sharydah, Abdulaziz Mohammad, Al-Suhibani, Sari Saleh, Al-Jubran, Saeed Ahmad, Al-Haidey, Ali Khalaf, Al-Hifzi, Abdulkhaliq Ibrahim, Al-Issawi, Wissam
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173919/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30323860
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-018-0175-z
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