@article {15435, title = {Cerebral schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium confirmed by PCR analysis of brain specimen}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Microbiology}, volume = {49}, number = {10}, year = {2011}, note = {Case Reports
Journal Article
United States}, month = {Oct}, pages = {3703-6}, abstract = {The case of a 25-year-old Japanese male who had cerebral schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium is reported here. Although serum antibody tests showed a cross-reaction with other helminths and no ova were excreted in urine or feces, the existence of Schistosoma haematobium in the brain was confirmed by PCR analysis.}, keywords = {Adult, Animals, Antibodies, Helminth/blood, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Brain/diagnostic imaging/*pathology, Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections/*diagnosis/parasitology/pathology, Cross Reactions, Feces/parasitology, Histocytochemistry, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Microscopy, Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/*methods, Parasitology/*methods, Polymerase Chain Reaction/*methods, Radiography, Schistosoma haematobium/genetics/*isolation \& purification, Schistosomiasis haematobia/*diagnosis/parasitology/pathology, Urine/parasitology}, isbn = {1098-660X (Electronic)
0095-1137 (Linking)}, author = {Imai, K. and Koibuchi, T. and Kumagai, T. and Maeda, T. and Osada, Y. and Ohta, N. and Koga, M. and Nakamura, H. and Miura, T. and Iwamoto, A. and Fujii, T.} }