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Diagnosis and Treatment for Four Cases of Sparganosis mansoni

SHEN Mei-qing*,LIU Jian,YANG Li-qun,ZHANG Hong-fang,QIAN Hua   

  1. Tongxiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Online:2015-04-30 Published:2015-05-04

Abstract:

The data of 4 sparganosis mansoni cases were collected from January 2010 to September 2014, and analyzed by descriptive epidemiological methods. Among the cases, 3 cases had a history of eating raw frogs, and 1 case had a history of eating half-cooked frogs and drinking unboiled water. All cased and 3 out of 7 persons eating raw frogs together with case 3 were positive for anti-Sparganum mansoni antibody. 2 patients were cured by operation removal and praziquantel+albendazole treatment, and the other 2 cases were cured by drugs only.

Key words: Sparganosis mansoni, Spirometra mansoni, Frog