Molecular Evidence of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis due to Lophomonas blattarum among Hospitalized Patients in Southwestern Iran: A National Registry-Based Study [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives. Lophomonas protozoan is an emerging pathogen transmitted through arthropods such as cockroaches. Lophomoniasis is still a mysterious disease with many unknown epidemiological aspects.
Kobra Mokhtarian +6 more
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Diagnosis of pulmonary lophomoniasis infection in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus; A case report and literature review [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsOver the past 30 years, there has been an increasing number of documented human infections associated with the protozoan Lophomonas, specifically Lophomonas blattarum, which is considered a relatively rare infection.
Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri +4 more
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Imaging patterns of Lophomonas blattarum infection in the respiratory tract: a registry-based analysis [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground 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 +9 more
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Bronchopulmonary Lophomonas blattarum Infection: Still a Pending Issue [PDF]
Chinese Medical Journal, 2017 We thank Dr. Martinez-Giron for the interest in our article about bronchopulmonary Lophomonas blattarum infection. However,all the reported cases of bronchopulmonary L. blattarum infection are just relied on light microscopic findings.
Ran Li, Zhan-Cheng Gao
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First Report of the Pulmonary Parasite Lophomonas blattarum in Ahvaz Province, Khuzestan: Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Advanced Biomedical ResearchThe flagellate protozoan parasite known as Lophomonas blattarum primarily infects the respiratory tract. Infections in humans are infrequent but have been observed, especially in immunocompromised individuals.
Mojtaba Aghaei +4 more
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Lophomonas blattarum Infection or Just the Movement of Ciliated Epithelial Cells? [PDF]
Chinese Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION Lophomonas blattarum (L.blattarum) is a multiflagellated protozoan,which parasitizes in the intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches,belonging to the Lophomonas suborder,Hypermastigida order.More than 100 cases of bronchopulmonary L ...
Ran Li, Zhan-Cheng Gao
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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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Diagnosis of pulmonary lophomoniasis in an elderly anthracosis patient with resistant respiratory symptoms: A literature review and a case report study [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Anthracosis causes chronic lung inflammation and immunodeficiency, which are associated with parasitic conditions like lophomonas.
Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri +2 more
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Severe lophomoniasis in a patient with diabetes and past history of COVID-19 in Central Iran: case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchIn this case report, we address the diagnostic challenges and clinical implications of severe infection with Lophomonas blattarum in a patient initially suspected of experiencing long COVID symptoms.
Seyed Reza Mirbadie +4 more
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Lophomonas blattarum: Is it Only its Morphology that Prevents its Recognition? [PDF]
Chinese Medical Journal, 2017 Hugo Cornelis van Woerden +1 more
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