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In tropical regions transverse myelitis may be caused by involvement with schistosoma or the eggs of this organism.
Although 200 million people seem to be infected with this disease, involvement of the spinal cord is rare. A case of a 15-year-old boy is described and some literature reviewed.
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Pool, G. Tropical paraplegia: a case of transverse myelitis, probably caused by schistosomiasis mansoni. Spinal Cord 16, 113–117 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1978.17
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