Simultaneous occurrence of brain tumor and myeloradiculopathy in schistosomiasis mansoni: case report Ocorrência simultânea de tumor cerebral e mielorradiculopatia na esquistossomose mansoni: relato de caso

Simultaneous occurrence of brain tumor and myeloradiculopathy in cases of Manson's schistosomiasis have only rarely been described. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who developed seizures during a trip to Puerto Rico and in whom a brain tumor was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging:...

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Main Authors: José Roberto Lambertucci, Silvio Roberto Souza-Pereira, Tânia Antunes Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822009000300019