title: [Diagnosis and Treatment for Four Cases of Sparganosis mansoni].
abstract: The data of 4 sparganosis mansoni cases were collected from January 2010 to September 2014, and analyzed by descriptive epidemiological methods. Among the cases, 3 cases had a history of eating raw frogs, and 1 case had a history of eating half-cooked frogs and drinking unboiled water. All cased and 3 out of 7 persons eating raw frogs together with case 3 were positive for anti-Sparganum mansoni antibody. 2 patients were cured by operation removal and praziquantel+alhendazole treatment, and the other 2 cases were cured by drugs only.
authors.forename: Mei-qing
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li-qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004435:Eating; D006801:Humans; D011223:Praziquantel; D011898:Ranidae; D013031:Sparganosis; D013032:Sparganum
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel