In:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, Korean Society for Parasitology, Vol. 58, No. 3 ( 2020-06-26), p. 309-313
Kurzfassung:
Human sparganosis is a zoonotic disease caused by infection and migration of the plerocercoid of Spirometra spp. Although sparganosis were reported from most parts of the body, the sparganum parasitizing inside cerebral artery is remarkably uncommon. We report a case of cerebral intravascular sparganosis in an elderly patient with acute ischemic stroke who was diagnosed by retrieving sparganum during mechanical thrombectomy. Finally, the parasites were identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei using multiplex PCR and cox1 gene sequencing.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0023-4001
,
1738-0006
DOI:
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.3.309
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Korean Society for Parasitology
Publikationsdatum:
2020
ZDB Id:
2163174-8