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A waterborn zoonotic helminthiase in an italian diver: a case report of a cutaneous sparganum infection and a review of european cases

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dc.contributor.author Bracaglia, G.
dc.contributor.author Ranno, S.
dc.contributor.author Mancinelli, L.
dc.contributor.author Santoro, M.
dc.contributor.author Cerroni, L.
dc.contributor.author Massone, C.
dc.contributor.author Sangueza, O.
dc.contributor.author Bravo Puccio, Francisco Gerardo
dc.contributor.author Diociaiuti, A.
dc.contributor.author Nicastri, E.
dc.contributor.author Muraca, M.
dc.contributor.author El Hachem, M.
dc.contributor.author Boldrini, R.
dc.contributor.author Callea, F.
dc.contributor.author Putignani, L.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-22T14:54:01Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-22T14:54:01Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5602
dc.description.abstract Many waterborne helminthes are opportunistic parasites that can travel directly from animals to man and may contain forms capable of penetrating the skin. Among these, Sparganum is the pseudophyllidean tapeworm that belongs to the genus Spirometra, which is responsible for parasitic zoonosis; it is rarely detected in Europe and is caused by the plerocercoid infective larva. Thus far, only six cases of cutaneous and ocular sparganosis have been reported in Europe; two and four cases have occurred in France and Italy, respectively. Herein, we describe a new case of sparganosis in Italy that affected a male diver who presented to the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital of Rome. The patient’s skin biopsy was submitted to the Parasitology department who, in consultation with Pathology, concluded that the morphologic and microscopic findings were those of Sparganum spp. larvae. The patient recovered following a single dose of 600 mg praziquantel. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartofseries Pathogens and Global Health
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Middle Aged en_US
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Seawater en_US
dc.subject Praziquantel en_US
dc.subject Zoonoses en_US
dc.subject zoonosis en_US
dc.subject human en_US
dc.subject adult en_US
dc.subject male en_US
dc.subject middle aged en_US
dc.subject Article en_US
dc.subject case report en_US
dc.subject praziquantel en_US
dc.subject nonhuman en_US
dc.subject animal en_US
dc.subject parasitology en_US
dc.subject Italy en_US
dc.subject Europe en_US
dc.subject single drug dose en_US
dc.subject physiology en_US
dc.subject anthelmintic agent en_US
dc.subject human tissue en_US
dc.subject Anthelmintics en_US
dc.subject helminthiasis en_US
dc.subject Cutaneous infection en_US
dc.subject Diver en_US
dc.subject erythematosquamous skin disease en_US
dc.subject pustule en_US
dc.subject sea water en_US
dc.subject Skin Diseases, Infectious en_US
dc.subject sparganosis en_US
dc.subject Sparganosis en_US
dc.subject sparganum en_US
dc.subject Sparganum en_US
dc.subject Spirometra en_US
dc.subject water borne disease en_US
dc.subject Waterborne zoonotic helminthes sparganum en_US
dc.title A waterborn zoonotic helminthiase in an italian diver: a case report of a cutaneous sparganum infection and a review of european cases en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2015.1123901
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.01
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.07
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 2047-7732


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