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Ectopic Schistosomiasis Involving Axillary Lymph Nodes
Xia Chen1,2, Nian'an He1
1Department of Ultrasound, the First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230032, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Axillary lymph node schistosomiasis is a form of ectopic schistosomiasis, in which the Schistosoma adult worms or eggs are infected in the axillary lymph nodes. A 53-year-old woman visited our hospital with a small mass in the right armpit, which had been present for over 1 month. Histological examination of biopsy samples from the right axillary lymph nodes revealed granulomas containing calcified Schistosoma eggs. This is the first authentic case of ectopic schistosomiasis identified in the axillary lymph nodes.
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