Intramuscular Sparganosis in the Gastrocnemius Muscle: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jeung Il KIM
1
;
Tae Wan KIM
;
Sung Min HONG
;
Tae Yong MOON
;
In Sook LEE
;
Kyung Un CHOI
;
Hak Sun YU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Spirometra sp.; sparganosis; intramuscular; gastrocnemius muscle; schwannoma
- MeSH: Aged; Animals; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Microscopy; Muscle, Skeletal/*parasitology/*pathology/surgery; Sparganosis/*diagnosis/parasitology/*pathology/surgery; Spirometra/*isolation & purification; Ultrasonography
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2014;52(1):69-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid tapeworm larva of the genus Spirometra. Although the destination of the larva is often a tissue or muscle in the chest, abdominal wall, extremities, eyes, brain, urinary tract, spinal canal, and scrotum, intramuscular sparganosis is uncommon and therefore is difficult to distinguish from a soft tissue tumor. We report a case of intramuscular sparganosis involving the gastrocnemius muscle in an elderly patient who was diagnosed using ultrasonography and MRI and treated by surgical excision. At approximately 1 cm near the schwannoma at the right distal sciatic nerve, several spargana worms were detected and removed.
