Two cases of pulmonary and pleural sparganosis confirmed by tissue biopsy and immunoserology

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Kim, Gou Young²  Chung, Sang Wan²  Kim, Yee Hyung²  Kim, Dae Hyun¹  Lee, Eun Jung² 

[1]Kyung Hee University, Seoul

[2]Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

关键词: Sparganosis;    Multiple pulmonary nodules;    Parasites;    Pleural effusion;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702012000200018

来源: Contexto

【 摘 要 】

Sparganosis in humans is an incidental infection and is known to be associated with eating insufficiently cooked meat of frogs and snakes or drinking unboiled stream water. Although it can involve various internal organs, pulmonary and pleural involvement due to sparganum is rare. Because we recently experienced two cases involving lung parenchyma and pleura that were misdiagnosed as bacterial pneumonia and lung cancer, we herein intend to present them in detail.

【 授权许可】

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