Human sparganosis.
A case of human sparganosis is reported. Approximately sixty-eight such cases have been reported from the United States, most having been found in the southern states. Clinically sparganosis appears as a subcutaneous nodule. Diagnosis is established after the larval worm has been identified in the excised tissue. Excision of the lesion is curative.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000473:pathology