A Case of Sparganosis in the Intradural Space of the Thoracolumbar Spine.
- Author:
Chun Kun PARK
1
;
Young Soo HA
;
Choon Wong HUH
;
Jin Un SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intraspinal sparganosis;
Necrosis;
Immunologic study
- MeSH:
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Epidemiology;
Necrosis;
Sparganosis*;
Spine*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1983;12(4):739-743
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors experienced a case of sparganosis involving the intradural space of the thoracolumbar spine, in which unusual pathologic findings such as caseous necrosis without any inflammatory cells were noted. We confirmed the sparganosis by microscopic findings of the worm and immunologic studies of serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Epidemiology, pathogenesis and particularly diagnostic methods in association with CNS sparganosis are discussed.
