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KMID : 0425120140520010069
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2014 Volume.52 No. 1 p.69 ~ p.73
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Intramuscular Sparganosis in the Gastrocnemius Muscle: A Case Report
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Kim Jeung-Il
Kim Tae-Wan
Hong Sung-Min
Moon Tae-Yong
Lee In-Sook
Choi Kyung-Un
Yu Hak-Sun
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Abstract
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Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid tapeworm larva of the genus Spirometra. Although the destination of the larva is often a tissue or muscle in the chest, abdominal wall, extremities, eyes, brain, urinary tract, spinal canal, and scrotum, intramuscular sparganosis is uncommon and therefore is difficult to distinguish from a soft tissue tumor. We report a case of intramuscular sparganosis involving the gastrocnemius muscle in an elderly patient who was diagnosed using ultrasonography and MRI and treated by surgical excision. At approximately 1 cm near the schwannoma at the right distal sciatic nerve, several spargana worms were detected and removed.
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KEYWORD
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Spirometra sp., sparganosis, intramuscular, gastrocnemius muscle, schwannoma
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