A case of sparganosis presenting as hematochezia / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 616-619, 2009.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-151174
ABSTRACT
Sparganosis is a parasite infection caused by a sparganum, which is a plerocercoid larva of cestodes in the genus Spirometra. Recently, we experienced an unusual case of sparganosis of the descending colon in a 68.year.old female who presented with acute abdominal pain and severe hematochezia. At colonoscopy, a large hematoma was seen in the descending colon. The biopsy specimen showed the degenerating sparganum of a parasitic worm. We report this with a brief review of literature.
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Main subject:
Parasites
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Sparganum
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Spirometra
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Biopsy
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Abdominal Pain
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Cestoda
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Sparganosis
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Colonoscopy
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Colon, Descending
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Helminths
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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