title: [Human sparganosis in Ecuador: report of a case in the province of Esmeraldas].
abstract: The second case of human sparganosis in Ecuador is reported in a male patient, of an indigenous tribe Chachi, from the province of Esmeraldas, who presented with a nodule localized in the left scapular region. Upon extirpation, a cestode classified as Spirometra was found, but the species could not be determined.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigaciones Clínicas y Patología, Hospital Vozandes, Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guderian
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roldan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guevara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chico
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004484:Ecuador; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000469:parasitology*
vernacular_title: Esparganosis humana en el Ecuador: informe de un caso en la provincia de Esmeraldas.