PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | pleural effusion disorder |
| Phenotype | C0037753|sparganosis |
| Sentences | 1 |
| PubMedID- 21359068 | In korea, most infections present as lumps in subcutaneous tissues or intermuscular fascia, which are commonly found in the abdominal wall, scrotum, lower extremities, and chest wall.3)14)15) sometimes, infections involve the orbits, urinary tract, or body cavities, such as the abdomen or vertebral canal.16)17) however, only a few cases of pleural cavity involvement have been reported (10 cases of pleural sparganosis manifested with pleural effusion in japan and 3 cases of pleural sparganosis in korea, including 1 case of empyema and 1 case with a pleural nodule without a pleural effusion).4-10) however, the manifestation with pericardial effusion is extremely rare, and has not been previously reported, although one autopsy case was reported in japan that the larvae was observed in the outer surface of the pericardium. |
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