title: A case of sparganosis mimicking a varicose vein.
abstract: Recent advances in radiological and serological techniques have enabled easier preoperative diagnosis of sparganosis. However, due to scarcity of cases, sparganosis has been often regarded as a disease of other etiologic origin unless the parasite is confirmed in the lesion. We experienced a case of sparganosis mimicking a varicose vein in terms of clinical manifestations and radiological findings. Sparganosis should be included among the list of differential diagnosis with the varicose vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Ja-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Won-Hyun
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hyoung-Tae
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Moon
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byung-Suk
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Chong-Yoon
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Joo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013032:Sparganum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013848:Thigh / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging