Seo Byong Seol, Rim Han Jong, Yoon Jong June, Lee Dong June
Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic disease, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
Kisaengchunghak Chapchi. 1964 Dec;2(3):179-182. doi: 10.3347/kjp.1964.2.3.179.
A case of sparganosis was presented. The patient was a 43-year-old Korean male who had a history of having eaten raw flesh of snake and frog in Keoje Island during 1950 to 1952 for the purpose of treatment of arthritis by the oriental custom. In the summer, l959, he had slight itching sensation in the left lower scrotal area. A few months later, he noticed the appearance of a peanut-sized mass in that area. However, the mass enlarged gradually to a hen's egg size during two years. On surgical exploration, the mass was found to be a fibro-connective tissue capsule(3 to 4 cm in diameter) in the lower left scrotal area. From the capsule three larvae(l9 to 28 cm by 2 to 6 mm) were freed by dissection without much difficulty. The sources of infection of some formerly reported sparganosis in Korea were discussed. It is most probable that human sparganosis is acquired by ingestion of raw flesh of snake and frog in this country.
报告了一例裂头蚴病病例。患者为一名43岁的韩国男性，有在1950年至1952年期间按照东方习俗为治疗关节炎而在巨济岛食用生蛇肉和青蛙肉的病史。1959年夏天，他左下阴囊区域有轻微瘙痒感。几个月后，他注意到该区域出现了一个花生大小的肿块。然而，在两年内该肿块逐渐增大到鸡蛋大小。手术探查时，发现肿块是左下阴囊区域一个纤维结缔组织囊（直径3至4厘米）。通过解剖从囊中轻松取出了三条幼虫（长19至28厘米，宽2至6毫米）。讨论了韩国以前报告的一些裂头蚴病的感染源。在该国，人体感染裂头蚴病很可能是通过摄入生蛇肉和青蛙肉所致。
