A Case of Pulmonary Sparganosis in a Patient with a History of Recurrent Sparganum Infections / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 229-233, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-58889
ABSTRACT
Sparganosis is a zoonosis caused by the migrating larvae of cestode genus Spirometra. We report a rare form of sparganosis that invades the lung. A 44-year-old man presented with newly appeared pulmonary nodules that were found accidentally on regular medical checkup, and on sequential chest CT, which we checked at an interval of every 2 months, revealed that the pulmonary lesion had migrated. The patient had a medical history of having undergone surgical excisions for sparganosis in muscles and in subcutaneous tissues of the lower abdomen, perianus, thigh, right axilla, and scapula area, several times over 7 years. A right middle lobectomy was performed and the lesion was diagnosed as sparganosis based on the characteristic histological findings.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Scapula
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Sparganum
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Spirometra
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Axilla
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Thigh
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Thorax
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Cestoda
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Sparganosis
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Subcutaneous Tissue
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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