Cerebral sparganosis masquerading brain neoplasm: A rare incidental case

Sukhpreet Kaur; Prakriti Shukla

doi:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.10.009

Cerebral sparganosis masquerading brain neoplasm: A rare incidental case

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2023 Jan-Feb:41:101-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.10.009. Epub 2022 Nov 17.

Authors

Sukhpreet Kaur¹, Prakriti Shukla²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Institution - Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Under ICMR, GOI, Bhopal, India. Electronic address: drsukh_kaur@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Pathology, Institution - Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Under ICMR, GOI, Bhopal, India.

PMID: 36404193
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.10.009

Abstract

Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by plerocercoid larvae of the genera Spirometra. Cerebral sparganosis is one of its most serious complications wherein clinical and imaging findings may pose diagnostic challenge. Here we present a case of cerebral sparganosis which mimicked as brain tumour on clinicoradiological examination. The case is reported in view of its rarity in India and the need for awareness of the entity.

Keywords: Brain; Sparganosis; Tapeworm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain Neoplasms* / complications
Humans
India
Sparganosis* / diagnosis
Sparganosis* / parasitology
Sparganosis* / pathology
Spirometra*