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Article: Intramedullary histoplasmosis spinal cord abscess can cause paraplegia.
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- June 2, 2003
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2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intramedullary histoplasmosis can cause paraplegia; it can be treated by surgery of abscess and antifungal agents.
According to a study from the United States, "An immunocompetent patient from a nonendemic region developed a rare intramedullary thoracic histoplasmoma.
"A native Arizonan, with no history of travel to endemic regions received 3 months of itraconazole for confirmed gastrointestinal histoplasmosis at an outside institution. Two years later she experienced the rapid onset of paraplegia and lost bowel and bladder function.
"Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a ring-enhancing ...