Organs that may be involved:
(1) heart
(2) spinal cord
(3) brain
(4) lung
(5) liver
(6) spleen
Clinical findings:
(1) myocarditis with palpitations, arrhythmias or abnormal heart sounds
(2) heart failure with edema and ascites
(3) cough, dyspnea, cyanosis
(4) transverse myelitis with pain, sensory changes, motor changes and/or loss of reflexes
(5) symptoms of intestinal involvement (see previous section)
Biopsy shows granulomatous inflammation with or without eosinophils.
Laboratory findings: as for intestinal heterophyiasis (see previous section)
Differential diagnosis:
(1) Schistosomal myeloradiculopathy
