Usefulness of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Sparganosis: A Case Report / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 907-910, 2014.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-107238
ABSTRACT
Sparganosis is a kind of parasitic skin disease caused by sparganum, the plerocercoid larvae of the taper worm of the genus Spirometra. Sparganosis usually manifests as migrating or fixed subcutaneous nodules; therefore, it should be differentiated from lipoma, cysts, and cutaneous malignancies. Although the final diagnosis of sparganosis in humans depends on the identification of the worm in an infected tissue, suspicion for the presence of the parasite and careful history taking are important before making the diagnosis. However, it might be difficult for a clinician to suspect the existence of sparganosis because the incidence of this disease is extremely low. Therefore, an effective method for differentiating sparganosis from other skin disorders is needed. We suggest that ultrasonography could be an answer to this problem, on the basis of our experience of a case of cutaneous sparganosis in a 65-year-old woman showing very characteristic ultrasonographic findings.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parasites
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Skin
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Skin Diseases, Parasitic
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Sparganum
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Spirometra
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Sparganosis
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Incidence
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Ultrasonography
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Diagnosis
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Lipoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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