MYELITIS CAUSED BY STRONGYLOIDES-STERCORA LIS

Authors
HENON H VERMERSCH P DUTOIT E DUBOIS F CAMUS D PETIT H
Citation
H. Henon et al., MYELITIS CAUSED BY STRONGYLOIDES-STERCORA LIS, Revue neurologique, 151(2), 1995, pp. 139-141
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Revue neurologique → ACNP
ISSN journal
00353787
Volume
151
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
139 - 141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-3787(1995)151:2<139:MCBSL>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A 66 year-old man presented with a myelitis associated with eosinophil ia in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Specific serological procedures i n blood and stool examinations led to the diagnosis of myelitis due to Strongyloides stercoralis. Physiopathology of medullary lesions is di scussed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of myelitis in the course of Strongyloides infection.