Indian pediatrics · 2018
Neuroschistosomiasis: An Unusual Intracranial Space Occupying Lesion.
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Manamal Nevitha Athikari, Singhal Tanu, Kumar Abhaya, Sanghvi Darshana, Mani Jayanti
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: Neuroschistosomiasis is an uncommonly reported disease.
CASE CHARACTERISTICS: An adolescent Indian boy residing in Kenya presented with headache, visual symptoms and seizures, with MRI showing space-occupying lesions in the occipital lobe and cerebellum.
OBSERVATION: Brain biopsy was diagnostic of neuro-schistosomiasis; complete recovery was seen with praziquantel and corticosteroid therapy.
MESSAGE: This case highlights the importance of considering epidemiology in differential diagnosis and establishing definitive diagnosis even if it is by invasive methods.
CASE CHARACTERISTICS: An adolescent Indian boy residing in Kenya presented with headache, visual symptoms and seizures, with MRI showing space-occupying lesions in the occipital lobe and cerebellum.
OBSERVATION: Brain biopsy was diagnostic of neuro-schistosomiasis; complete recovery was seen with praziquantel and corticosteroid therapy.
MESSAGE: This case highlights the importance of considering epidemiology in differential diagnosis and establishing definitive diagnosis even if it is by invasive methods.