A Case of Sparganosis with Eosinophilic Panniculitis.
10.5021/ad.2002.14.4.243
- Author:
Moon Jung CHOI
;
Sang Wook LEE
;
Jeong Sun HYUN
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sparganosis;
Eosinophilic panniculitis
- MeSH:
Cestoda;
Diagnosis;
Eosinophils*;
Female;
Humans;
Larva;
Panniculitis*;
Sparganosis*;
Sparganum;
Spirometra
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2002;14(4):243-246
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Sparganosis is an infection caused by the migrating larvae of the cestode genus Spirometra. The most common clinical presentation of a sparganosis is a slow-growing, sometimes migratory, sub-cutaneous mass. In this report, a case of eosinophilic panniculitis by sparganum in a Korean woman is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed from the histopathologic findings, the micro-ELISA tests and a living sparganum derived from the patient while excising the new lesion
