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Hiroshi Ushirogawa
Department Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Microbiology, Position Instructor |
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| Article types | 症例報告 |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | A case of human breast sparganosis diagnosed as Spirometra Type I by molecular analysis in Japan. |
| Journal | Formal name：Parasitology international Abbreviation：Parasitol Int ISSN code：18730329/13835769 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 84,pp.102383 |
| Author and coauthor | Okino Tetsuya, Yamasaki Hiroshi, Yamamoto Yutaka, Fukuma Yuna, Kurebayashi Junichi, Sanuki Fumiaki, Moriya Takuya, Ushirogawa Hiroshi, Saito Mineki |
| Publication date | 2021/05 |
| Summary | A 92-year-old Japanese woman presented with a mass in the left breast, and sparganosis was suspected by biopsy of the mass. The mass disappeared once, but it reappeared at the same site one year later. For a definitive diagnosis, the mass was surgically removed, and a sparganum-like worm was detected. The causative agent was confirmed as Spirometra Type I (most probably Spirometra mansoni) by mitochondrial DNA analysis. The serological examination also proved the case as sparganosis. Considering the presence of two Spirometra species (Type I and II) in Asia, particularly Japan, molecular analysis of the causative agents is highly recommended to understand the epidemiology, infection sources, and pathogenicity in humans in both species, if the parasite specimens are available. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102383 |
| PMID | 34044106 |