Case of sparganosis: A diagnostic dilemma.
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2011-04
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Sparganosis, also known as larval diphyllobothriasis, is a rare disease of humans as man is not a natural host in the life cycle of Spirometra spp. Diagnosis of the latter is difficult as it mimics other conditions that commonly cause subcutaneous or visceral fluid collection. Clinical diagnosis of this particular case was also erroneously labelled as tuberculosis but later labelled as a case of sparganosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case from India where a sparganum-like parasite was isolated in drain fluid from the perinephric area.
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Host-parasite, perinephric, sparganum
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Duggal S, Mahajan R K, Duggal N, Hans C. Case of sparganosis: A diagnostic dilemma. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2011 Apr-June; 29(2): 183-186.