metricas
covid
Buscar en
Clinics
Toda la web
Inicio Clinics Cerebral sparganosis
Información de la revista
Vol. 67. Núm. 11.
Páginas 1347 (enero 2011)
Compartir
Compartir
Descargar PDF
Más opciones de artículo
Vol. 67. Núm. 11.
Páginas 1347 (enero 2011)
READERS OPINION
Open Access
Cerebral sparganosis
Visitas
633
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Autor para correspondencia
wviroj@yahoo.com

Tel.: +6624132436
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok Thailand
Este artículo ha recibido

Under a Creative Commons license
Información del artículo
Texto completo
Bibliografía
Descargar PDF
Estadísticas
Texto completo

The recently published article on cerebral sparganosis was very interesting (1). Indeed, Wang et al. described a relevant case study of sparganosis, which is an uncommon tapeworm infection that is sporadically reported and can be found in many tropical countries. Cerebral sparganosis has been documented in Thailand (2), and it is typically initially identified by brain imaging. One important concern associated with this condition is the migratory path of the parasite. Indeed, migration is not part of the common course of infection with this parasite, and migration is more commonly observed in other parasitic infestations, such as gnathostomiasis. Of interest, sparganosis can become manifest in the brain, and concurrent infection may also be possible.

REFERENCES
[1]
P Wang , X Su , Q Mao , Y Liu .
The surgical removal of a live tapeworm with an interesting pathologic finding most likely representing the migration path: a case report of cerebral sparganosis.
Clinics, 67 (2012), pp. 51
[2]
V Wiwanitkit .
A review of human sparganosis in Thailand.
Int. J. Infect Dis, 9 (2005), pp. 6

No potential conflict of interest was reported.

Copyright © 2012. CLINICS
Descargar PDF
Opciones de artículo
es en pt

¿Es usted profesional sanitario apto para prescribir o dispensar medicamentos?

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?

Você é um profissional de saúde habilitado a prescrever ou dispensar medicamentos