Case 192. Sparganosis (40 y-o F)

　 　 　 　
　 Biopsy from creeping disease (cutaneous larva migrans) of the abdominal skin, seen after eating meat of wild chicken 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Kossa stain clearly discloses the calcified bodies. The first intermediate host of Sparganum erinacei is Cyclops, and the second intermediate hosts are commonly the snakes, frogs and wild chickens.