Early complicated schistosomiasis in a returning traveler: key contribution of new molecular diagnostic methods
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2019, vol. 79, p. 72-74
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Early schistosomiasis poses serious diagnostic challenges, because current standard diagnostic techniques based on serology and egg microscopy lack sensitivity at the initial presentation. We report spinal cord ...Lire la suite >
Early schistosomiasis poses serious diagnostic challenges, because current standard diagnostic techniques based on serology and egg microscopy lack sensitivity at the initial presentation. We report spinal cord neuroschistosomiasis in a traveler developing six weeks after exposure. Diagnosis was confirmed by Schistosoma mansoni-targeting real-time polymerase chain reaction in blood and CSF, before results of conventional methods became positive. Molecular assays represent a paradigm shift for the difficult diagnosis of early schistosomiasis and related complications.< Réduire
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