J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1993 May;22(5):685-688.

A Case of Live Sparganum in Spinal Epidural Space

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Clinical experience with a rare case of sparganosis invading the spinal epidural space was reported with review of the literatures. A 58-year-old man who had food hakit of eating raw snakes was hospitalized with chief complaint of low back and left leg pain.

Keyword

Sparganosis; Spinal epidural space

MeSH Terms

Eating
Epidural Space*
Humans
Leg
Middle Aged
Snakes
Sparganosis
Sparganum*
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