Cerebral sparganosis: A case report.
Sparganosis is a rare parasitic infection in humans caused by a larval cestode of the genus Spirometra. Spargana invade muscle, subcutaneous tissue, the eye, urogenital, and abdominal viscera, but the central nervous system (CNS) is not a frequent site of invasion. Here, we describe an 18-year-old patient with cerebral sparganosis and review data from other cases reported in the medical literature.
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Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, China.
Li
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Cheng
X J
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D013032:Sparganum; D013146:Spirometra