Urogenital sparganosis usually presents as a palpable subcutaneous nodule in the groin, labia, or scrotum. It can also present as a tumor in the epididymis and testis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Pain

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  CASE REPORT A 41-year-old male presented after having experienced left hip pain with radiation to the leg, progressive weakness and numbness of the left leg, and difficulty urinating for 4 years, all of which was caused by spinal sparganosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Swelling

  It is characterized by painful subcutaneous swellings or swelling and destruction of the eye. It is acquired by ingesting larvae in contaminated water or in inadequately cooked infected frog flesh. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed by central nervous system lesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Human sparganosis (sparganosis) is a rare food-borne zoonosis (raw fish, frog meat) that manifests clinically by slow-growing, painless, subcutaneous swelling (sparganum). [altmeyers.org]

• Asymptomatic

  Clinically, the lesion presented as an asymptomatic nodule 1 cm x 1 cm in the left upper labial mucosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The early stages of disease in humans are often asymptomatic, but the spargana typically cause a painful inflammatory reaction in the tissues surrounding the subcutaneous site as they grow. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Lymphadenopathy

  An 80-year-old man was initially seen with a painless lateral neck mass for 3 months, which was initially diagnosed as cervical lymphadenopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Intestinal Perforation

  Clinical symptoms also vary according to the location of the sparganum; possible symptoms include elephantiasis from location in the lymph channels, peritonitis from location in the intestinal perforation, and brain abscesses from location in the brain [en.wikipedia.org]

• Subcutaneous Nodule

  Herein, we report a rare case of subcutaneous sparganosis in a 60-year-old Japanese woman. She had a 2 cm x 2 cm elastic-hard, subcutaneous nodule, which was the larva of a tapeworm, and a surrounding granuloma in her internal thigh. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Ulcer

  Other signs include periorbital edema and/or edematous swelling that resembles Romana’s sign in Chagas disease, lacrimation, orbital cellulitis, exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeball), and/or an exposed cornea ulcer. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Hip Pain

  CASE REPORT A 41-year-old male presented after having experienced left hip pain with radiation to the leg, progressive weakness and numbness of the left leg, and difficulty urinating for 4 years, all of which was caused by spinal sparganosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Lacrimation

  Other signs include periorbital edema and/or edematous swelling that resembles Romana’s sign in Chagas disease, lacrimation, orbital cellulitis, exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeball), and/or an exposed cornea ulcer. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Eye Pain

  Early signs of the ocular form include eye pain, epiphora (excessive watering of the eye), and/or ptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid). [en.wikipedia.org]

• Periorbital Edema

  Other signs include periorbital edema and/or edematous swelling that resembles Romana’s sign in Chagas disease, lacrimation, orbital cellulitis, exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeball), and/or an exposed cornea ulcer. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Vertigo

  If the inner ear is involved, the patient may experience vertigo or deafness. Occasionally, Sparganum proliferum can cause proliferative lesions in the infected tissue, with multiple plerocercoids present in a single site. [cdc.gov]

• Taenia Solium

  The life cycle of the causative organism is described and contrasted with the principal differential diagnosis of parasitic inflammatory lesions of the brain, Taenia solium, the causative organism of cysticercosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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  The absence of a scolex or protoscolex in Spirometra is a key difference in differentiating between Taenia solium and Spirometra. The worm’s body is also characterized by a stromal network of smooth muscle. [en.wikipedia.org]

  The availability of genomes of the major disease-causing species Echinococcus spp. and Taenia solium have heralded the way for increased research progress and new venues for intervention [ 2 ],[ 3 ]. [doi.org]

The learning and experience gained from these treatments were summarized, and a comprehensive protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral sparganosis was reviewed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hence, in areas endemic for tuberculosis, such as India, it is appropriate to suggest that histological diagnosis be sought in tuberculoma mimicking lesions, especially when the lesion is not responding to treatment. [doi.org]

Early surgical resection is important for a good prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] tunnel which may have enhancing margins migration sign: on consecutive scans, the location of the worm may change, with development of a tunnel between the two regions worm-body sign: the actual worm can also be visualized in some cases Treatment and prognosis [radiopaedia.org]

However, the exact species of worm can affect the prognosis for the patient. S. erinaceieuropaei is the more common causative agent. S. proliferum is the most mysterious of the sparganosis-causing worms, as its adult form has never been observed. [doi.org]

Author information 1 State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China; [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: Children are more at risk for sparganosis and cerebral sparganosis may be missed because of unclear epidemiologic history and nonspecific manifestations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some epidemiological aspects are discussed. As far as we know, this is the first case of subcutaneous sparganosis and the second of sparganosis reported in Argentina.(Au). [worldcat.org]

[…] considered an aphrodisiac) but has been reported in Western nations Sites Most common sites: abdominal wall, urogenital organs, extremities, central nervous system Presents as subcutaneous nodule with vague migrating pain ( World J Surg 2011;35:573 ) Pathophysiology [pathologyoutlines.com]

Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China; Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. [dpd.cdc.gov]