Korean J Parasitol.
1991 Dec;29(4):403-405. 10.3347/kjp.1991.29.4.403.
Subcutaneous fascioliasis: a case report
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1715545
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1991.29.4.403
Abstract
- A 32-year old housewife, living in Seoul, recognized incidentally a painless mass at the left chest wall. During later 3 months, she experienced spontaneous swelling and regression of the mass repeatedly for 4 times. Surgical resection showed a granuloma at anterior serratus muscle containing a nearly matured adult of Fasciola species without vitellaria and uterus. This is the 11th human fascioliasis and the first extra-abdominal infection reported in Korea.
