Eosinophilic panniculitis accompanied with sparganosis

Kim, Kyeong-Deok; Kim, Jae-Wang

doi:2013.10.1.17

J Med Life Sci > Volume 10(1); 2013 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Medicine and Life Science 2013;10(1):17-20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22730/jmls.2013.10.1.17 Published online December 18, 2018.

스파르가눔증을 동반한 호산구성 지방층염

Eosinophilic panniculitis accompanied with sparganosis

Kyeong-Deok Kim, Jae-Wang Kim

Correspondence: Jae-Wang Kim,

Abstract

Eosinophilic panniculitis is characterized by a predominant infiltration of eosinophils in the subcutaneous fat lobules. It has been presented in patients with a variety of clinical conditions including parasitic infestation, eczema, drug, insect bite, systemic vasculitis and allergy. Sparganosis is a parasitic infestation caused by the plerocercoid larva, Sparganum mansoni. Herein, we present a case of eosinophilic panniculitis caused by sparganum. The final diagnosis was confirmed through the histopathologic findings and serum ELISA tests.

Key Words: Eosinophilic panniculitis, Sparganosis