Intramuscular Sparganosis in the Gastrocnemius Muscle: A Case Report
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 69-73, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid tapeworm larva of the genus Spirometra. Although the destination of the larva is often a tissue or muscle in the chest, abdominal wall, extremities, eyes, brain, urinary tract, spinal canal, and scrotum, intramuscular sparganosis is uncommon and therefore is difficult to distinguish from a soft tissue tumor. We report a case of intramuscular sparganosis involving the gastrocnemius muscle in an elderly patient who was diagnosed using ultrasonography and MRI and treated by surgical excision. At approximately 1 cm near the schwannoma at the right distal sciatic nerve, several spargana worms were detected and removed.
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Main subject:
Spirometra
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Sparganosis
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Ultrasonography
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Histocytochemistry
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Microscopy
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2014
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Article