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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.

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Lophomonas blattarum and bronchopulmonary disease [PDF]

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2013
The natural habitat of the multiflagellate protozoonLophomonas blattarumis as an endocommensal in the hindgut of insects such as cockroaches. However, it also causes bronchopulmonary disease in humans. The aim of this paper was to review the literature on this organism in the context of respiratory disease.
Rafael Martínez-Girón, Hugo C van Woerden   +1 more
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Effective Treatment of Chronic Cough with Tinidazole as the Newest Antiprotozoa against Lophomonas blattarum

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022
Background. Chronic cough is a common problem in the setting of family physicians. Recently, Lophomonas blattarum was considered a cause of respiratory symptoms in children and adults. Objective.
Zahra Anhaee Nasseri, Majid Mirsadraee, Mahsa Manafi Varkiani, Younes Ghaderi, Fariba Berenji, Shadi Ghaffari   +5 more
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Chronic Respiratory Allergy Caused by Lophomonas blattarum: A Case Report [PDF]

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2018
Background and Objective: Lophomonas blattarum is a multi-flagellate protozoan that is commensal in hindgut of cockroaches and other insects. The protozoan can cause respiratory infection in humans.
Oghlniaz Jorjani
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First Case Report of Sinusitis withLophomonas blattarumfrom Iran [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016
Introduction.Lophomonas blattarumis a rare cause of bronchopulmonary and sinus infection. This paper presents a rare case ofLophomonassinusitis.Case Presentation. The patient was a 31-year-old woman who was admitted because of a history of upper respiratory infection and sinusitis. Direct microscopic examination of the sputum and nasal discharge showed
Fariba Berenji, Mahmoud Parian
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Different Staining Methods in Diagnosing Lophomonas blattarum in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples [PDF]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2021
Introduction:Lophomonas blattarum is a multi-flagellate protozoan that causes bronchopulmonary infection in humans. As the culture and molecular diagnosis of Lophomonas blattarum have not yet been developed, direct slide examination from nasopharyngeal ...
Fariba Berenji, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Mona Talebian, Mahnaz Amini, Sayed Javad Sayedi, Seyed Aliakbar Shamsian, Monavar Afzalaghaee, Mahmoud Parian, Ghodratollah Salehi Sangani   +8 more
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Pulmonary Infection with Lophomonas blattarum [PDF]

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.
Kunling Shen, Qin Ding
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Detection of Lophomonas blattarum (Order: Hypermastigida) from Iranian Patients with Allergic Rhinitis

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022
Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common allergic diseases triggered by indoor and outdoor allergens. Certain arthropods, such as mites and cockroaches, contain protozoa like Lophomonas blattarum in their intestines to help with ...
Mehdi Bakhshaee, Yeganeh Teimouri, Farahzad Jabbari Azad, Razieh Yousefi, Mahmoud Parian, Fariba Berenji   +5 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, Leishi Li
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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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