Korean J Urol.  1995 Mar;36(3):334-336.

A Case of Sparganosis Developed in Penile Shaft

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, Seoul Eul Ji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Urology, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Chunan, Korea.

Abstract

We experienced a rare case of sparganosis developed in the left dorsum of penile shaft. The patient, a 72 year-old, had nontender, mobile thread-like linear subcutaneous palpable mass on the left dorsal aspect of penile shaft for l week. He had experience of intaking non- boiling water intermittently since 8 years ago. During circumcision, the mass which was a Whitish yellow colored parasite measuring about 21cm in length, 0.4cm in width, 0.2cm in Thickness could be extracted.

Keyword

Sparganosis; Penis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Circumcision, Male
Female
Humans
Male
Parasites
Penis
Sparganosis*
Water
Water
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