title: Recurred sparganosis 1 year after surgical removal of a sparganum in a Korean woman.
abstract: Sparganosis, an infection due to the plerocercoid of Spirometra erinacei, are found worldwide but the majority of cases occur in East Asia including Korea. This report is on a recurred case of sparganosis in the subcutaneous tissue of the right lower leg 1 year after a surgical removal of a worm from a similar region. At admission, ultrasonography (USG) of the lesion strongly suggested sparganosis, and a worm was successfully removed which turned out to be a sparganum with scolex. Since sparganum has a variable life span, and may develop into a life-threatening severe case, a patient once diagnosed as sparganosis should be properly followed-up for a certain period of time. Although imaging modalities were useful for the diagnosis of sparganosis as seen in this case, serological test such as ELISA should also be accompanied so as to support the preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Il
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D001208:Asia; D044466:Asian People; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013146:Spirometra / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth
keywords: Spirometra erinacei; sparganosis; sparganum; ultrasonography