A case report of sparganosis mansoni in the cheek.
- Author:
Zhi-jing HE
1
;
Xin-chun JIAN
;
Xiao-shan WU
;
Hui-jing HUANG
Author Information
1. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Cheek;
Humans;
Male;
Sparganosis;
Sparganum
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2008;26(5):567-570
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
