A human coenurus infection in Canada

Benger, A.; Rennie, R.P.; Roberts, J.T.; Thornley, J.H.; Scholten, T.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 30(3): 638-644

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637
PMID: 7196161
Document Number: 174025
A 38-year-old woman born in Canada presented with symptoms that suggested a lymphoma, possibly Hodgkins disease. Several trials of chemotherapy over a 3-year period controlled her symptoms, but only during treatment. The appearance of a haemorrhagic mass in the left breast led to the surgical removal of bladder-like cysts, identified as Taenia serialis. This is the first description of human coenurus infection in Canada.

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