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A case of paraplegia presumed on clinical grounds to be due to bilharziasis is reported. The patient was treated with antibilharzial drugs and steroids. She has been followed up for eight years and has recovered almost completely.
The literature is reviewed, and the incidence and types of spinal lesion, the possible routes of infection and the diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
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