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August 15, 2026Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaOpen Access

Autochthonous cutaneous sparganosis in Brazil: report of two cases

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AFAna Carolina Cortes FerreiraUniversidade Federal do TocantinsMBMariana BrandãoUniversité Libre de BruxellesESEmyle Vitória Pereira SousaUniversidade Federal do Tocantins

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Implication

Case report reveals autochthonous cutaneous sparganosis in Brazilian patients, highlighting local transmission risk.

Key Points

  • To document and describe clinical presentations of locally acquired cutaneous sparganosis in Brazil.
  • Clinical and histopathological evaluation of subcutaneous lesions in two Brazilian patients (N=2) presenting with suspected larval infection.
  • Parasitological confirmation identified larval tapeworm infection originating from domestic, autochthonous exposure.
  • Patients presented with characteristic subcutaneous migrating nodules that required surgical excision.

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Ferreira et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80197375c2e31742c857a2https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2026.501430
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