The Brief Case: Central nervous system sparganosis in a 53-year-old Thai man

A 53-year-old Thai man with a history of pemphigus vulgaris on chronic prednisolone (30 mg/day) presented to a hospital in Thailand with a 5-month history of lower back pain. He had initially been treated with tramadol, amitriptyline, and gabapentin without relief. Two months prior to presentation,