[A case of human sparganosis in Argentina]. / Un caso de esparganosis humana en Argentina.
Medicina (B Aires)
; 53(3): 235-8, 1993.
Article
en Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8114632
ABSTRACT
A male patient from Peru presented a nodule localized in the left costal region. All other clinical and laboratory data were normal. Upon biopsy, an helminth parasite emerged from the subcutaneous tissue, which presented a marked eosinophil infiltrate. The helminth was classified as a plerocercoid larva of Spirometra; the species was not determined. Since Spirometra are not common in Argentina, it is presumed that the patient was infested during his two year sojourn in the peruvian forest. Some epidemiological aspects are discussed. As far as we know, this is the first case of subcutaneous sparganosis and the second of sparganosis reported in Argentina.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Cutáneas Parasitarias
/
Plerocercoide
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Esparganosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Animals
/
Humans
/
Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Medicina (B Aires)
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina