Clinical Manifestation of a Patient With Forehead Sparganosis.
Human sparganosis is a parasite infection caused by the larva of a tapeworm of the genus Spirometra. Ocular, central nervous system, auricular, pulmonary, intraosseous, intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous manifestations of this infection in the neck or inguinal region have been described.The authors report the rare occurrence of cutaneous forehead sparganosis of a 19-year-old male who presented with a soft subcutaneous mass in the forehead, along with a related literature review.
*Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, Sunyani, Ghana †Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul ‡Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea.
Soung Min
SM
Kim
Emmanuel Kofi
EK
Amponsah
Mi Young
MY
Eo
Yun Ju
YJ
Cho
Suk Keun
SK
Lee
D000818:Animals; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D013146:Spirometra; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue; D055815:Young Adult