Sparganosis –a rare case report

  • Dr Manish Agrawal Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, CM. Medical College, Durg, CG, India
  • Dr Ekta Agrawal Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, CG, India
  • Dr R Murthy Professor, Department of Microbiology, Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, CG, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i4.081
Keywords: Spirometra, Plerocercoid, Psedophyllidean

Abstract

Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plercercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra. It is a rare disease of human as man is not a natural host of spirometra species. Diagnosis of latter is difficult as it mimics other conditions that commonly cause subcutaneous or visceral fluid collection. Here we report a case of Sparganosis in a man who presented with a swelling over left cheek. It was confirmed by pathological and microbiological examination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case from Central India where sparganum was isolated from a swelling.

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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i4.081
Published: 2015-05-31
How to Cite
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Agrawal M, Agrawal E, Murthy R. Sparganosis –a rare case report. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2015May31 [cited 2024May3];3(4):448-50. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/258
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Vol 3 No 4 (2015): MAY
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Case Report