A Retrieved Sparganum of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei from a Korean Man during Mechanical Thrombectomy

Human sparganosis is a zoonotic disease caused by infection and migration of the plerocercoid of Spirometra spp. Although sparganosis were reported from most parts of the body, the sparganum parasitizing inside cerebral artery is remarkably uncommon. We report a case of cerebral intravascular sparga...

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Published inKorean journal of parasitology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 309 - 313
Main Authors Hwang, Yang-Ha, Son, Wonsoo, Kim, Yong-Won, Kang, Dong-Hun, Chang, Hyun-Ha, Goo, Youn-Kyoung, Hong, Yeonchul, Chung, Dong-Il
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 대한기생충학열대의학회 01.06.2020
The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
Subjects
Case Report
sparganosis
Spirometra erinaceieuropaei
intravascular
stroke
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ISSN0023-4001
1738-0006
1738-0006
DOI10.3347/kjp.2020.58.3.309

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Summary:Human sparganosis is a zoonotic disease caused by infection and migration of the plerocercoid of Spirometra spp. Although sparganosis were reported from most parts of the body, the sparganum parasitizing inside cerebral artery is remarkably uncommon. We report a case of cerebral intravascular sparganosis in an elderly patient with acute ischemic stroke who was diagnosed by retrieving sparganum during mechanical thrombectomy. Finally, the parasites were identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei using multiplex PCR and cox1 gene sequencing.
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ISSN:0023-4001
1738-0006
1738-0006
DOI:10.3347/kjp.2020.58.3.309