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Clinical Manifestation of a Patient With Forehead Sparganosis
Soung Min Kim1, Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah, Mi Young Eo
1*Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, Sunyani, Ghana †Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul ‡Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea.
Abstract:
Human sparganosis is a parasite infection caused by the larva of a tapeworm of the genus Spirometra. Ocular, central nervous system, auricular, pulmonary, intraosseous, intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous manifestations of this infection in the neck or inguinal region have been described.The authors report the rare occurrence of cutaneous forehead sparganosis of a 19-year-old male who presented with a soft subcutaneous mass in the forehead, along with a related literature review.
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