A case report of sparganosis mansoni in the cheek / 华西口腔医学杂志
West China Journal of Stomatology
;
(6): 567-570, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-264359
ABSTRACT
Sparganosis mansoni is a kind of parasitic infective disease, rarely seen in clinic. A case of sparganosis mansoni is reported in this article. The patient was a 25-year-old male, who came to Xiangya Hospital on September 26, 2007 because of a mass in the left cheek. A white tape-like body was found during the operation and recognized to be a live parasite. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay of the serum revealed positivity against Spirometra mansoni. The final identification proved that the white tape-like body was Sparganum mansoni. The disease of this patient was caused by eating raw flesh of frogs infected with the Sparganum mansoni.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sparganum
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Cheek
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Sparganosis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
West China Journal of Stomatology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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