A Case of Sparganosis in the Leg
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 309-312, 2010.
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
The life-span of the sparganum in humans is not exactly known, but it may survive longer than 5 years in some patients. We experienced a case infected with a sparganum that is presumed to have lived for 20 years in a patient's leg. The patient was a 60-year-old woman, and she was admitted to a hospital due to ankle pain that was aggravated on dorsiflexion. She had noticed a mass on her knee some 20 years ago, but she received no medical management for it. The mass moved into the ankle joint 3 months before the current admission, and then the aforementioned symptoms appeared. A living sparganum was recovered by surgery, and the calcified tract near the knee was proved to be the pathway along which the larva had passed.
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Asunto principal:
Plerocercoide
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Esparganosis
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Histocitoquímica
/
Pierna
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Microscopía
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2010
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Artículo
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