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. 2014 Aug 6;91(2):389–393. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0178

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 9 cases of sparganosis from year 2001 to 2012*

No. Year Age Sex Locations Symptoms Duration Organ
1 2001 51 F C Firm mass at right lower eye lid 2 mo Lymph node of right lower eye lid
2 2004 74 F C Firm mass at suprapubic area N/A Abdominal wall at pubic region
3 2004 26 F NE Firm mass at left scapular area 5 yr Soft tissue of left scapular area
4 2005 45 F S Firm mass at right lower quadrant area of abdomen 6 mo Abdominal wall at right lower quadrant area of abdomen
5 2007 26 F C Firm mass at left arm 2 mo Soft tissue of left arm
6 2008 26 M C Complete ptosis and lateral rectus muscle palsy of left eye. Hearing loss of right ear. Hemiparesis of left leg. 2 yr Right cerebellopontine angle and left interpeduncular region. Serpiginous-masslike lesion at L1–L5 region.
7 2008 51 M C Firm mass at left chest wall. 2 mo Soft tissue of left chest wall.
8 2011 31 M N Left leg pain and numbness at left buttock 6 mo Edematous conus medullaris lesion with an irregular tubular lesion in the caudal sac from L4–S1.
9 2012 46 F C Low back pain, paraparesis with sensory impairment. 2 mo Intradural extramedullary serpiginous-cystic like lesion at C2–C5, C7, T1, T5–T10, L3–L5, S1.
*

F = female; M = male; N = north; NE = northeast; C = central; S = south of Thailand; N/A = data not available.