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Coinfection of pulmonary lophomoniasis, tuberculosis, and hydatid cyst in a pediatric autism patient: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition marked by difficulties in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors or restricted interests.
Lobat Shahkar, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Noora Bigdeli, Mahdi Mazandarani   +3 more
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Lophomonas as a respiratory pathogen-jumping the gun. [PDF]

J Clin Microbiol
ABSTRACT Human infections with the protozoan Lophomonas have been increasingly reported in the medical literature over the past three decades. Initial reports were based on microscopic identification of the purported pathogen in respiratory specimens.
Mewara A, Gile GH, Mathison B, Zhao H, Pritt B, Bradbury RS.   +5 more
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Imaging patterns of Lophomonas blattarum infection in the respiratory tract: a registry-based analysis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Lophomonas blattarum is an emerging protozoan that mostly infects the lower respiratory tract and causes pulmonary lophomoniasis. Radiologic findings in patients with pulmonary lophomoniasis have yet to be studied.
Amirmasoud Taheri, Mahdi Fakhar, Ali Sharifpour, Elhamsadat Banimostafavi, Sepideh SafaNavaei, Siavash Abedi, Hossein Mehravaran, Masoud Aliyali, Ahmad Shafahi, Asieh Delpzir   +9 more
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Bronchopulmonary Infection With Lophomonas blattarum: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2011
Human infection with Lophomonas blattarum is extremely rare. The clinical manifestations of 45 cases of bronchopulmonary L. blattarum infection occurring in China, including one case diagnosed and treated at the authors' hospital, are described. The most common manifestations included fever, cough with expectoration, chest stuffiness or shortness of ...
X, Zhang, L, Xu, L L, Wang, S, Liu, J, Li, X, Wang   +5 more
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Lophomonas blattarum - A blunder!

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
P. Padaki, J. Savio
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Clinical Insights and Diagnostic Challenges of Pulmonary Lophomoniasis in a Sarcoidosis Patient: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Pulmonol
Introduction In recent years, reports of patients with lophomoniasis infection have increased. This upward trend has been especially evident among patients with underlying conditions or those undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. Case Presentation We present a 38‐year‐old Fars female patient of Fars ethnicity with a 2‐year medical history of ...
Jalayeri MHT, Lashkarbolouk N, Mazandarani M, Dankoub M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Geospatial Analysis and Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis in Iran: A National Registry-Based Study. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res, 2023
Introduction. Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis (BPL) is a protozoan pulmonary disease that has been reported sporadically, but its incidence has been increasing. However, the epidemiology and risk factors of the disease have not been clearly identified.
Ghatee MA, Nakhaei M, Sharifpour A, Fakhar M, Mohamadi N, Soleymani M, Abedi S, Aliyali M, Mehravaran H.   +8 more
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Coexistence of Tuberculosis and Lophomoniasis in a Patient With Alzheimer's Disease. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a rare case of comorbidity involving two pulmonary diseases, lophomoniasis and TB, in an 82‐year‐old woman with Alzheimer's disease (AD) from northern Iran. ABSTRACT The coexistence of lophomoniasis and tuberculosis (TB), both airborne diseases, is relatively uncommon.
Maboudi M, Soleymani E, Banimostafavi ES, Kordi S, Adelani M, Zakariaei Z, Fakhar M.   +6 more
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Pulmonary Infection with Lophomonas blattarum [PDF]

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
To describe the characteristics of Lophomonas blattarum infection in children based on a retrospective review of medical records data from Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, China.This study included 53 cases from July 2014 through December 2016.
Ding, Qin, Shen, Kunling
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Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Both Tuberculous Cavity and Aspergilloma: A Diagnostic Challenge in an Endemic Region. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a zoonotic disease endemic in many pastoral regions. Pulmonary involvement, although less common than hepatic, may present with nonspecific respiratory symptoms and mimic other pathologies such as tuberculosis, posing a diagnostic challenge.
Aldakak MA, Ahmad A, Ahmad R, Ibrahim B, Taifour Y.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources