Case Report : Sparganosis of the Cauda Equina

Verajit Chotmongkol, Warinthorn Phuttharak,* Kritsakorn Jingjit, Nipon Chaisuriya, Oranuch Sanpool, Soramon Chaichan, and Sittichai Khamsai Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon KaenUniversity, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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