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Imported sparganosis in Canada.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4689557     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The first case of human sparganosis in Canada is reported in a 23-year-old woman who emigrated from Greece in 1969. Examination of a ribbon-like worm removed from a painful swelling in the neighbourhood of her right biceps muscle revealed a single larva, about 110 mm. long and 2.5 mm. wide, subsequently identified as the plerocercoid larva or sparganum of a member of the genus Spirometra. The source of this infection, acquired in Greece, may have been undercooked pork.
Authors:
Z Ali-Khan; R T Irving; N Wignall; E J Bowmer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian Medical Association journal     Volume:  108     ISSN:  0008-4409     ISO Abbreviation:  Can Med Assoc J     Publication Date:  1973 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1973-05-02     Completed Date:  1973-05-02     Revised Date:  2010-06-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0414110     Medline TA:  Can Med Assoc J     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  590 passim     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Arm
Canada
Cestoda*
Diagnosis, Differential
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Greece
Humans
Larva
Lipoma / diagnosis
Muscles
Muscular Diseases
Sparganosis* / diagnosis
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