Paragonimiasis on lumbar epidural space: A case report
10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.2.511
- Author:
In KIM
;
Han CHANG
;
Sung Chul KIM
;
Sung Kwan HWANG
;
Chang Suck KANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lumbar epidural space;
Paragonimus westermani
- MeSH:
Brain;
Epidural Space;
Humans;
Liver;
Low Back Pain;
Lower Extremity;
Lung;
Middle Aged;
Paragonimiasis;
Paragonimus westermani;
Subcutaneous Tissue;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1994;29(2):511-514
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paragonimus westermani mainly infests the lung parenchyma, and it is also causes ectopic parasitism of various sites, such as brain, liver and subcutaneous tissue but there have been no reports in literature about paragonimiasis infesting lumbar epidural space. A 58-year-old housewife complained of lumbago and radiating pain to both lower extremities for 20 years. Calcified extradural masses were found by preoperative plain X-ray, myelogram, and CT scan. Intraoperatively, cystic mass in the epidural space at L2-3 was found and confirmed to be paragonimiasis by histopathological study. A case of ectopic paragonimiasis in the lumbar epidural space at L2-3 level is presented.
