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A Case of Sparganosis That Presented as a Recurrent Pericardial Effusion
2011
Korean Circulation Journal
Sparganosis is caused by a larval tapeworm of the genus Spirometra, which commonly invades subcutaneous tissue, but less frequently invades muscle, intestines, spinal cord, and the peritoneopleural cavity. The authors managed a female patient who presented with a recurrent pericardiopleural effusion and peripheral eosinophilia. The anti-sparganum-specific IgG serum level was significantly higher than normal control levels. In this patient, sparganosis was caused by the ingestion of raw frogs in
doi:10.4070/kcj.2011.41.1.38
pmid:21359068
pmcid:PMC3040402
fatcat:n2i4ih353vft3daroqd22do2gu