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Subcutaneous sparganosis mimicking soft tissue tumor: a case report

BACKGROUND: Sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease of humans caused by invasion of human tissue by plerocercoid tapeworm larvae (spargana) of the genus Spirometra species. This parasite commonly invades subcutaneous tissue but can appear in any tissue of the body. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Jung-Mo, Hwang, Deuk-Soo, Kang, Chan, Lee, Jae-Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6385745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30858734
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S192764