Catalog

Myelitis due to japonicum

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Link to WHO Definition

Myelitis due to japonicum – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1118043947

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by Schistosoma japonicum. The symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss of sphincter control, and lower motor neurone signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, serological tests, and biopsy.