Ann Dermatol.  2002 Dec;14(4):243-246. 10.5021/ad.2002.14.4.243.

A Case of Sparganosis with Eosinophilic Panniculitis

• Choi MJ
• Lee SW
• Hyun JS
• Kim TY
• Lee JY
• Cho BK

• KMID: 2158761
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2002.14.4.243

Abstract

Sparganosis is an infection caused by the migrating larvae of the cestode genus Spirometra. The most common clinical presentation of a sparganosis is a slow-growing, sometimes migratory, sub-cutaneous mass. In this report, a case of eosinophilic panniculitis by sparganum in a Korean woman is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed from the histopathologic findings, the micro-ELISA tests and a living sparganum derived from the patient while excising the new lesion

Keyword

Sparganosis; Eosinophilic panniculitis

MeSH Terms

Cestoda
Diagnosis
Eosinophils*
Female
Humans
Larva
Panniculitis*
Sparganosis*
Sparganum
Spirometra