Lophomonas spp. as an Emerging Infectious Disease in the Caribbean. [PDF]
CureusOver the past decade, there has been an increasing number of case reports of bronchopulmonary infection due to Lophomonas spp. The Caribbean has not been included in any reports. We describe two cases of bronchopulmonary infection due to Lophomonas spp. We also describe successful treatment with metronidazole and an alternative, albendazole.
Nagassar RP +4 more
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Lophomonas isolation in sputum sample at Peru
Lung India, 2021 Lophomonas infection is an emerging parasitic disease causing respiratory infections. After China, Peru is the second country with the highest number of cases.
Jeel Moya-Salazar +3 more
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Detection of in pericardial effusion sample in a COVID-19 patient with systemic sclerosis: An unusual case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disorder that involves the skin and many other organs, such as the heart, skin, and gastrointestinal tract. Cardiac involvement is in the form of pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and pulmonary hypertension ...
Zakaria Zakariaei +5 more
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Insights into pulmonary lophomoniasis infection in a Bruton's disease patient; A case report study and literature review [PDF]
IDCasesIntroduction: Lophomonas infection is a rare respiratory illness caused by parasites, mostly reported in immunocompromised patients. X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), or Bruton's disease, is a primary immunodeficiency caused by a defective Bruton's ...
Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri +3 more
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The co-infection of pulmonary hydatid cyst, lophomoniasis and tuberculosis in a patient with resistant respiratory symptoms; a case report study [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Lophomonas blattarum is a rare protozoan that causes opportunistic infections, and the co-infection of lophomonas with tuberculosis and human hydatidosis is a serious public problem in the co-endemic areas of developing countries.
Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri +3 more
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Detection of a Lophomonas, a rare pathogen in Bronchoalveolar lavage.
Trop Parasitol, 2022 Lophomonas infection is an emerging parasitic disease-causing respiratory infection. Although common in immunocompromised patient, it has been observed also in some immunocompetent cases. We report the case of a 45-year-old male who presented with productive cough, fever, and chest pain, with ...
Keche A, Khatoon S, Sahu D.
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Cavitary pulmonary lesions following emerging lophomoniasis: A novel perspective
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 In this article, we report a patient referred to the clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari, Mazandaran, northern Iran, with a 3‐month complaint of chronic cough and weight loss. According to the chest computed tomography scan, a cavity was detected in
Amirmasoud Taheri +3 more
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Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient
Lung India, 2016 Lophomonas blattarum (L. blattarum) is a protozoan parasite living in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches. Chen and Meng from China repoted first case of pulmonary L. blattarum infection in 1993.
Rahul Tyagi +3 more
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Pulmonary Lophomonas blattarum Infection in Patients With Kidney Allograft Transplantation. [PDF]
Transplant International, 2006 The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical manifestation and management of pulmonary Lophomonas blattarum infection in four allograft transplantation recipients retrospectively. Four patients with pulmonary L. blattarum infection were diagnosed by using Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) examination.
Zheng Tang, Zhen Cheng, Shuming Ji
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Fiberoptic Bronchoscopic Findings in Patients Suffering from Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis: A First Registry-Based Clinical Study [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background. Lophomonas blattarum is an emerging protozoan agent that mainly infects the lower respiratory system, causing pulmonary lophomoniasis.
Masoud Aliyali +7 more
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