Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>We describe a case of cerebral schistosomiasis, caused by Asian (oriental) <it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>trematode blood flukes, in a young Chinese patient and its management. We also provide a brief update for physicians on the clinical features, di...
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| author | Hou Xunya Ross Allen G Li Yuesheng Lou Zhaoyang McManus Donald P |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>We describe a case of cerebral schistosomiasis, caused by Asian (oriental) <it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>trematode blood flukes, in a young Chinese patient and its management. We also provide a brief update for physicians on the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of schistosomiasis, with particular emphasis on neuroschistosomiasis, the most severe clinical outcome associated with this parasitic infection.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98d6ff5d095e4a038dead0d90bace7d72022-12-22T03:10:27ZengBMCAnnals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials1476-07112011-02-01101510.1186/1476-0711-10-5Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case reportHou XunyaRoss Allen GLi YueshengLou ZhaoyangMcManus Donald P<p>Abstract</p> <p>We describe a case of cerebral schistosomiasis, caused by Asian (oriental) <it>Schistosoma japonicum </it>trematode blood flukes, in a young Chinese patient and its management. We also provide a brief update for physicians on the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of schistosomiasis, with particular emphasis on neuroschistosomiasis, the most severe clinical outcome associated with this parasitic infection.</p>http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/10/1/5 |
| spellingShingle | Hou Xunya Ross Allen G Li Yuesheng Lou Zhaoyang McManus Donald P Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
| title | Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report |
| title_full | Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report |
| title_fullStr | Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report |
| title_short | Oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications: case report |
| title_sort | oriental schistosomiasis with neurological complications case report |
| url | http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/10/1/5 |
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