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A 92-year-old Japanese woman presented with a mass in the left breast, and sparganosis was suspected by biopsy of the mass. The mass disappeared once, but it reappeared at the same site one year later. For a definitive diagnosis, the mass was surgically removed, and a sparganum-like worm was detected. The causative agent was confirmed as Spirometra Type I (most probably Spirometra mansoni) by mitochondrial DNA analysis. The serological examination also proved the case as sparganosis. Considering the presence of two Spirometra species (Type I and II) in Asia, particularly Japan, molecular analysis of the causative agents is highly recommended to understand the epidemiology, infection sources, and pathogenicity in humans in both species, if the parasite specimens are available.
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Doenças Mamárias/diagnóstico , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/parasitologia , Esparganose/diagnóstico , Spirometra/isolamento & purificação , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Animais , Doenças Mamárias/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Mamárias/parasitologia , Doenças Mamárias/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Japão , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/diagnóstico por imagem , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/patologia , Esparganose/diagnóstico por imagem , Esparganose/parasitologia , Plerocercoide/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Microfilaria is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries and is an endemic problem in India. Wuchereria bancrofti is the commonest filarial infection. In some lesions, microfilariae and adult filarial worm have been incidentally detected in fine-needle aspirates. CASE PRESENTATION: A 35 year old hindu female presented with lump in upper outer quadrant of left breast. Fine needle aspiration revealed two adult gravid female filarial worms. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge this is the first ever case report to demonstrate two live gravid female and embryoid forms in wet mount preparation.
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Filariose/diagnóstico , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/parasitologia , Wuchereria bancrofti/isolamento & purificação , Adulto , Animais , Biópsia por Agulha Fina , Feminino , Filariose/parasitologia , Filariose/cirurgia , Humanos , Achados Incidentais , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/cirurgia , Wuchereria bancrofti/anatomia & histologiaRESUMO
Protothecosis is a potential zoonotic disease associated with bovine mastitis which can be transmitted to humans through contaminated milk. Considering the increasing prevalence of bovine mastitis due to Prototheca species, individual cow milk samples were analyzed using microbiological examination and biomolecular assay. Aspects related to health requirements for milk production, clinical and histological bovine mastitis were also described. The results showed 24/257 (9.3%) culture-positive samples and 42/257 (16.3%) PCR-positive samples. Moreover in 5 cows with somatic cell count over 106/mL presented histological features of mastitis. This study reveals that the presence of Prototheca species in dairy herds was related to the hygienic conditions of the milking equipment, showing an emerging public health issue.
