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KMID : 0882420090770050616
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2009 Volume.77 No. 5 p.616 ~ p.619
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A case of sparganosis presenting as hematochezia
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Lee Young-Ju
Jang Jae-Young
Dong Seok-Ho
Kim Hyo-Jong
Kim Byung-Ho
Chang Young-Woon
Chang Rin
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Abstract
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Sparganosis is a parasite infection caused by a sparganum, which is a plerocercoid larva of cestodes in the genus Spirometra. Recently, we experienced an unusual case of sparganosis of the descending colon in a 68?year?old female who presented with acute abdominal pain and severe hematochezia. At colonoscopy, a large hematoma was seen in the descending colon. The biopsy specimen showed the degenerating sparganum of a parasitic worm. We report this with a brief review of literature.
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KEYWORD
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Sparganosis, Descending colon, Hematochezia
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