Subcutaneous fascioliasis: a case report.
A 32-year old housewife, living in Seoul, recognized incidentally a painless mass at the left chest wall. During later 3 months, she experienced spontaneous swelling and regression of the mass repeatedly for 4 times. Surgical resection showed a granuloma at anterior serratus muscle containing a nearly matured adult of Fasciola species without vitellaria and uterus. This is the 11th human fascioliasis and the first extra-abdominal infection reported in Korea.
Chang
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
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Park
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Kong
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Cho
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D000328:Adult; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*