Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

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Analysis of Parasitic Diseases Diagnosed by Tissue Biopsy Specimens at KyungHee Medical Center (1984-2005) in Seoul, Korea

  • Choi, Won-Hyung (Department of Medical Zoology, KyungHee University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chu, Jong-Phil (Department of Medical Zoology, KyungHee University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jiang, Meihua (Department of Medical Zoology, KyungHee University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Yun-Sik (Department of Medical Zoology, KyungHee University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Shik (Department of Chest Surgery, KyungHee University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Deog-Gon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, KyungHee University) ;
  • Park, Yong-Koo (Department of Anatomical Pathology, KyungHee University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2009.07.10
  • Accepted : 2009.12.23
  • Published : 2010.03.15
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Abstract

We analyzed parasitic diseases diagnosed by tissue biopsy specimens at KyungHee Medical Center (KMC) from 1984 to 2005. The total number of parasite infection cases was 150 (0.07%) out of the total 211,859 biopsy specimens submitted for histopathological examinations. They consisted of 62 cysticercosis, 23 sparganosis, 16 paragonimiasis, 15 amebiasis, 11 anisakiasis, 11 clonorchiasis, 3 ascariasis, 2 scabies, 2 enterobiasis, 2 trichuriasis, 1 leishmaniasis, 1 taeniasis, and 1 thelaziasis. Out of 62 cysticercosis cases, 55 were detected in subcutaneous tissues or the central nerve system. Eighteen out of 23 sparganosis cases were involved in muscular and subcutaneous tissues. In most anisakiasis cases, the involved organ was the stomach. The lung and the pleura were the most common site of paragonimiasis. The incidence of parasitic diseases during the first 5 years (1984-1988) was the highest of all observed periods. After 1989, similar incidences were shown throughout the period. Whereas cysticercosis was diagnosed in 34 cases during 1984-1988, no case has been diagnosed since 2000. In the case of sparganosis, the chronological incidence was almost uniform throughout the period 1984-2005. Paragonimiasis showed a similar tendency to cysticercosis. In gender and age distribution of parasitic diseases, men showed higher incidence rates than females, and the age groups of the 40s or older indicated higher infection frequencies than other age groups. Therefore, these results are a significant report to appear the tendency of human parasitic disease diagnosed by tissue biopsy in association with parasitosis at KMC in Seoul.

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