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    Biosci Trends. 2010 Jun;4(3):145-7.

    Cerebral sparganosis: A case report.

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    Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, China.

    Abstract

    Sparganosis is a rare parasitic infection in humans caused by a larval cestode of the genus Spirometra. Spargana invade muscle, subcutaneous tissue, the eye, urogenital, and abdominal viscera, but the central nervous system (CNS) is not a frequent site of invasion. Here, we describe an 18-year-old patient with cerebral sparganosis and review data from other cases reported in the medical literature.

    PMID:
    20592465
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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