sparganosis /spar·ga·no·sis/ (spahr″gah-no´sis) infection with the larvae (spargana) of any of several species of tapeworms, which invade the subcutaneous tissues, causing inflammation and fibrosis.
sparganosis
spar·ga·no·sis (spär g -n  s s)n. pl. spar·ga·no·ses (-s  z) Infection with the plerocercoid of certain tapeworms, usually in a dermal sore resulting from direct contact with the flesh of an infected host. |
sparganosis
[spär′gənō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, sparganon, swaddling clothes, osis, condition
an infection with larvae of the fish tapeworm of the pseudogenus Sparganum, recently identified as the plerocercoid stage of Diphyllobothrium. It is characterized by painful subcutaneous swellings or swelling and destruction of the eye. It is acquired by ingesting larvae in contaminated water or in inadequately cooked infected frog flesh. Treatment includes surgery and local injection of ethyl alcohol to kill the larvae.
sparganosis
infection with Spirometra mansoni (syn. S. erinacei), which invades the subcutaneous tissues of pigs causing inflammation and fibrosis. If the lymphatics are involved, there is edematous enlargement of the part. Transmissible to humans who eat infected meat.
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