A Retrieved Sparganum of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei from a Korean Man during Mechanical Thrombectomy
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.3.309
- Author:
Yang-Ha HWANG
1
;
Wonsoo SON
;
Yong-Won KIM
;
Dong-Hun KANG
;
Hyun-Ha CHANG
;
Youn-Kyoung GOO
;
Yeonchul HONG
;
Dong-Il CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2020;58(3):309-313
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Human sparganosis is a zoonotic disease caused by infection and migration of the plerocercoid of Spirometra spp. Although sparganosis were reported from most parts of the body, the sparganum parasitizing inside cerebral artery is remarkably uncommon. We report a case of cerebral intravascular sparganosis in an elderly patient with acute ischemic stroke who was diagnosed by retrieving sparganum during mechanical thrombectomy. Finally, the parasites were identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei using multiplex PCR and cox1 gene sequencing.
