Myelitis due to haematobium (Q93801)

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by a Schistosoma haematobium. The lower spinal cord is usually affected. The symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss of sphincter control, and lower motor neurone signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, serological tests, and biopsy.