A case of sparganosis mimicking a varicose vein.
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.
Koo
Ja-Hyun
JH
Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Cho
Won-Hyun
WH
Kim
Hyoung-Tae
HT
Lee
Sung-Moon
SM
Chung
Byung-Suk
BS
Joo
Chong-Yoon
CY
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