Two cases of pulmonary and pleural sparganosis confirmed by tissue biopsy and immunoserology

Authors: Sang Wan Chung¹; Yee Hyung Kim¹; Eun Jung Lee¹; Dae Hyun Kim²; Gou Young Kim³

Descriptors: Sparganosis; Multiple pulmonary nodules; Parasites; Pleural effusion

ABSTRACT:
Sparganosis in humans is an incidental infection and is known to be associated with eating insufficiently cooked meat of frogs and snakes or drinking unboiled stream water. Although it can involve various internal organs, pulmonary and pleural involvement due to sparganum is rare. Because we recently experienced two cases involving lung parenchyma and pleura that were misdiagnosed as bacterial pneumonia and lung cancer, we herein intend to present them in detail.