title: Cutaneous sparganosis in France: the second case described from Europe. Case report.
abstract: The first case of sparganosis is reported from France. The patient, a 21-year-old man, presented with a subcutaneous lump on the chest, and the diagnosis was made on histological examination after needle biopsy. He achieved a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Garin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frottier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavergne-Slove
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Houdart
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Poirot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013146:Spirometra