A case report of sparganosis mansoni in the cheek
He, Z-jing.; Jian, X-chun.; Wu, X-shan.; Huang, H-jing.
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 26(5): 567-8 570
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-1182 PMID: 19007088 Document Number: 617749
Sparganosis mansoni is a kind of parasitic infective disease, rarely seen in clinic. A case of sparganosis mansoni is reported in this article. The patient was a 25-year-old male, who came to Xiangya Hospital on September 26, 2007 because of a mass in the left cheek. A white tape-like body was found during the operation and recognized to be a live parasite. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay of the serum revealed positivity against Spirometra mansoni. The final identification proved that the white tape-like body was Sparganum mansoni. The disease of this patient was caused by eating raw flesh of frogs infected with the Sparganum mansoni.