Sparganosis Mimicking Cutaneous Larva Migrans.
10.5021/ad.2000.12.4.292
- Author:
Young Woo SUN
;
Tae Jin YOON
;
Woon Mok SOHN
;
Jung Hee LEE
;
Tae Heung KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sparganosis;
Dermis;
Cutaneous larva migrans
- MeSH:
Dermis;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Larva Migrans*;
Middle Aged;
Natural Springs;
Skin;
Sparganosis*;
Sparganum;
Thigh;
Water
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2000;12(4):292-294
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 53-year-old man had skin-colored linear serpiginous plaque within brownish patch on his left thigh for one year. He habitually drank natural spring water for 3 years. We diagnosed this case as sparganosis infiltrated within dermis by histologic and parasitologic diagnosis. The skin lesion mimicked the cutaneous larva migrans by showing dermal migration of sparganum to pro-duce itchy linear serpiginous plaque. We report an interesting case of sparganosis mimicking cutaneous larva migrans.
