BioScience Trends

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BioScience Trends is a new international peer-reviewed journal. BioScience Trends publishes articles in all fields of life science including biochemistry and molecular biology, clinical research, public health, medical care system, and social science in order to encourage cooperation and exchange among scientists and clinical researchers.

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BioScience Trends. 2010 ;4(3):145-147.

Cerebral sparganosis: A case report.
Ou Q, Li SJ, Cheng XJ

SUMMARY: Sparganosis is a rare parasitic infection in humans caused by a larval cestode of the genus Spirometra. Spargana invade muscle, subcutaneous tissue, the eye, urogenital, and abdominal viscera, but the central nervous system (CNS) is not a frequent site of invasion. Here, we describe an 18-year-old patient with cerebral sparganosis and review data from other cases reported in the medical literature.

Key Words: Spirometra, cerebral sparganosis, albendazole

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