A case of breast sparganosis
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 187-189, 2002.
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ABSTRACT
A 29-year-old Korean woman visited the Department of Surgery in MizMedi Hospital with a palpable itching mass on the right breast that had existed for the past 7 months. She had no history to eat either frogs or snakes, but had the history of drinking impure water. Sonography revealed a serpiginous hypoechoic tubular structure associated with partial fat necrosis in breast parenchymal layer and subcutaneous fat layer. It also revealed oval cystic lesions. At operation, an ivory white opaque ribbon-like worm that measured 16.5 cm in length and 0.5 cm in width was extracted. Anti-sparganum specific serum IgG level in the patient's serum (absorbance = 0.71), measured by ELISA, was found to be significantly higher than those of normal controls (cut off point = 0.21). Sonography and ELISA appear to be helpful to diagnose sparganosis. Breast sparganosis is rarely found throughout the world.
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Main subject:
Sparganum
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Breast
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Breast Diseases
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Immunoglobulin G
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Antibodies, Helminth
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Sparganosis
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Ultrasonography, Mammary
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2002
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Article