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A case of sparganosis mimicking a varicose vein  

KOO Ja-Hyun (Department of Surgery)
CHO Won-Hyun (Department of Surgery)
KIM Hyoung-Tae (Department of Surgery)
LEE Sung-Moon (Department of Diagnostic Radiology)
CHUNG Byung-Suk (Department of Parasitology, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
JOO Chong-Yoon (Department of Parasitology, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.44, no.1, 2006 , pp. 91-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recent advances in radiological and serological techniques have enabled easier preoperative diagnosis of sparganosis. However, due to scarcity of cases, sparganosis has been often regarded as a disease of other etiologic origin unless the parasite is confirmed in the lesion. We experienced a case of sparganosis mimicking a varicose vein in terms of clinical manifestations and radiological findings. Sparganosis should be included among the list of differential diagnosis with the varicose vein.
Keywords
sparganosis; varicose vein; subcutaneous mass;
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