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Sparganosis

MedGen UID:
52426
•Concept ID:
C0037753
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Sparganoses
SNOMED CT: Larval dibothriocephaliasis (31659000); Sparganosis - larval diphyllobothriasis (31659000); Infection caused by Spirometra larvae (31659000); Infection by Spirometra larvae (31659000); Sparganosis (31659000); Larval diphyllobothriasis (31659000); Spirometriosis (31659000); Spirometrosis (31659000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005963

Definition

A condition resulting from infection with the second stage larvae of the parasite Spirometra. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSparganosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of human sparganosis.
Li H, Hu J, Yang P
Lancet Infect Dis 2019 Jun;19(6):577-578. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30218-X. PMID: 31122772
Diagnosis and treatment of human sparganosis.
Galán-Puchades MT
Lancet Infect Dis 2019 May;19(5):465. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30166-5. PMID: 31034386
Diagnosis and surgical management of orbital sparganosis.
Xia Q, Yan J
Eye (Lond) 2019 Sep;33(9):1418-1422. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0427-x. PMID: 30944463Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sparganosis (Spirometra) in Europe in the Molecular Era.
Kuchta R, Kołodziej-Sobocińska M, Brabec J, Młocicki D, Sałamatin R, Scholz T
Clin Infect Dis 2021 Mar 1;72(5):882-890. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1036. PMID: 32702118
Human proliferative sparganosis update.
Kikuchi T, Maruyama H
Parasitol Int 2020 Apr;75:102036. Epub 2019 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2019.102036. PMID: 31841658
Human Sparganosis in Korea.
Kim JG, Ahn CS, Sohn WM, Nawa Y, Kong Y
J Korean Med Sci 2018 Oct 29;33(44):e273. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e273. PMID: 30369856Free PMC Article
Sparganosis in mainland China.
Li MW, Song HQ, Li C, Lin HY, Xie WT, Lin RQ, Zhu XQ
Int J Infect Dis 2011 Mar;15(3):e154-6. Epub 2010 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.10.001. PMID: 21126898
Waterborne zoonotic helminthiases.
Nithiuthai S, Anantaphruti MT, Waikagul J, Gajadhar A
Vet Parasitol 2004 Dec 9;126(1-2):167-93. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.09.018. PMID: 15567584

Diagnosis

Ocular sparganosis: comment.
Kleebayoon A, Wiwanitkit V
Parasites Hosts Dis 2023 Feb;61(1):94-95. Epub 2023 Feb 22 doi: 10.3347/PHD.23005. PMID: 37170470Free PMC Article
Human proliferative sparganosis update.
Kikuchi T, Maruyama H
Parasitol Int 2020 Apr;75:102036. Epub 2019 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2019.102036. PMID: 31841658
Diagnosis and surgical management of orbital sparganosis.
Xia Q, Yan J
Eye (Lond) 2019 Sep;33(9):1418-1422. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0427-x. PMID: 30944463Free PMC Article
Human Sparganosis in Korea.
Kim JG, Ahn CS, Sohn WM, Nawa Y, Kong Y
J Korean Med Sci 2018 Oct 29;33(44):e273. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e273. PMID: 30369856Free PMC Article
Oral helminthic infestations.
Hassona Y, Scully C, Delgado-Azanero W, de Almeida OP
J Investig Clin Dent 2015 May;6(2):99-107. Epub 2014 Feb 27 doi: 10.1111/jicd.12077. PMID: 24574305

Therapy

Case Report: Sparganosis of the Cauda Equina.
Chotmongkol V, Phuttharak W, Jingjit K, Chaisuriya N, Sanpool O, Chaichan S, Khamsai S
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Jan;104(1):298-302. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0712. PMID: 33124542Free PMC Article
Follow-up study of high-dose praziquantel therapy for cerebral sparganosis.
Zhang P, Zou Y, Yu FX, Wang Z, Lv H, Liu XH, Ding HY, Zhang TT, Zhao PF, Yin HX, Yang ZH, Wang ZC
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 Jan;13(1):e0007018. Epub 2019 Jan 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007018. PMID: 30640909Free PMC Article
Efficacy comparison between long-term high-dose praziquantel and surgical therapy for cerebral sparganosis: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.
Hong D, Xie H, Wan H, An N, Xu C, Zhang J
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Oct;12(10):e0006918. Epub 2018 Oct 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006918. PMID: 30346956Free PMC Article
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Trematodes and cestodes.
Lupi O, Downing C, Lee M, Bravo F, Giglio P, Woc-Colburn L, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2015 Dec;73(6):947-57; quiz 957-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.035. PMID: 26568338
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Nematodes.
Lupi O, Downing C, Lee M, Pino L, Bravo F, Giglio P, Sethi A, Klaus S, Sangueza OP, Fuller C, Mendoza N, Ladizinski B, Woc-Colburn L, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2015 Dec;73(6):929-44; quiz 945-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.034. PMID: 26568337

Prognosis

Migration characteristics as a prognostic factor in cerebral sparganosis.
Feng L, Jiao X, Zeng C, Zhao CW, Li R, Zhang L, Yang Z, Liao W, Liu D, Xiao B, Yang Z
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Apr;117:28-36. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.005. PMID: 35017108
Diagnosis and surgical management of orbital sparganosis.
Xia Q, Yan J
Eye (Lond) 2019 Sep;33(9):1418-1422. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0427-x. PMID: 30944463Free PMC Article
Human Sparganosis in Korea.
Kim JG, Ahn CS, Sohn WM, Nawa Y, Kong Y
J Korean Med Sci 2018 Oct 29;33(44):e273. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e273. PMID: 30369856Free PMC Article
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Trematodes and cestodes.
Lupi O, Downing C, Lee M, Bravo F, Giglio P, Woc-Colburn L, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2015 Dec;73(6):947-57; quiz 957-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.035. PMID: 26568338
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Nematodes.
Lupi O, Downing C, Lee M, Pino L, Bravo F, Giglio P, Sethi A, Klaus S, Sangueza OP, Fuller C, Mendoza N, Ladizinski B, Woc-Colburn L, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2015 Dec;73(6):929-44; quiz 945-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.034. PMID: 26568337

Clinical prediction guides

Migration characteristics as a prognostic factor in cerebral sparganosis.
Feng L, Jiao X, Zeng C, Zhao CW, Li R, Zhang L, Yang Z, Liao W, Liu D, Xiao B, Yang Z
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Apr;117:28-36. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.005. PMID: 35017108
Diagnosis and surgical management of orbital sparganosis.
Xia Q, Yan J
Eye (Lond) 2019 Sep;33(9):1418-1422. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0427-x. PMID: 30944463Free PMC Article
Prevalence of Spirometra mansoni in dogs, cats, and frogs and its medical relevance in Guangzhou, China.
Hong Q, Feng J, Liu H, Li X, Gong L, Yang Z, Yang W, Liang X, Zheng R, Cui Z, Wang W, Chen D
Int J Infect Dis 2016 Dec;53:41-45. Epub 2016 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.10.013. PMID: 27777093
Eyelid sparganosis.
Yoon KC, Seo MS, Park SW, Park YG
Am J Ophthalmol 2004 Nov;138(5):873-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.05.055. PMID: 15531332
Food-borne parasitic zoonoses in the Philippines.
Eduardo SL
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1991 Dec;22 Suppl:16-22. PMID: 1822878

Recent systematic reviews

The burden of parasitic zoonoses in Nepal: a systematic review.
Devleesschauwer B, Ale A, Torgerson P, Praet N, Maertens de Noordhout C, Pandey BD, Pun SB, Lake R, Vercruysse J, Joshi DD, Havelaar AH, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Speybroeck N
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014;8(1):e2634. Epub 2014 Jan 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002634. PMID: 24392178Free PMC Article

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