Geospatial Analysis and Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis in Iran: A National Registry-Based Study [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2023 Introduction. Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis (BPL) is a protozoan pulmonary disease that has been reported sporadically, but its incidence has been increasing.
Mohammad Amin Ghatee +2 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 Reports (discontinued)Key Clinical Message Anthracosis causes chronic lung inflammation and immunodeficiency, which are associated with parasitic conditions like lophomonas.
Narges Lashkarbolouk +1 more
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Coexistence of Tuberculosis and Lophomoniasis in a Patient With Alzheimer's Disease [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsThe coexistence of lophomoniasis and tuberculosis (TB), both airborne diseases, is relatively uncommon. Co‐infections like these can complicate treatment strategies due to overlapping symptoms and potential drug interactions.
Eissa Soleymani, Zakaria Zakariaei
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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.
Hossein Mehravaran +2 more
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First Molecular Approach to Diagnose Paediatric Pulmonary Lophomoniasis: A Case Series [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 A prospective study was conducted from 2017 to 2021 at Bouali Hospital in Mazandaran province, Sari, Iran. Out of 58 patients who were enrolled in our study, lophomoniasis was diagnosed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of nine patients, for the first time,
Ali Sharifpour, Javad Ghaffari
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First Report of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis in Two Afghanian Medical Tourists [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued), 2022 Lophomonas is a neglected and emerging protozoan that infects the lower and upper respiratory tracts of humans. Here, we present two cases of lophomoniasis from Afghanistan that include symptoms such as fever, cough, hemoptysis, and pleural effusion.
Elham Sadat Banimostafavi +2 more
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Case Series of Complicated Bronchopulmonary Lophomoniasis. Differential Diagnosis of Tuberculosis? [PDF]
European Clinical Respiratory JournalPulmonary lophomoniasis is a rare and life-threatening disease, most commonly reported across Asian and Latin American countries. Here, we have reported two cases of pulmonary lophomoniasis presenting with atypical manifestations. Case #1 represents a 19-
Cristian Andy Morán Mariños +2 more
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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.
Simin Taghipour +2 more
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Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions Following Emerging Lophomoniasis: A Novel Perspective [PDF]
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
Elham Sadat Banimostafavi +1 more
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Low Occurrence of Pulmonary Lophomoniasis Among Cigarette Smokers: An Analysis of Risk Factors Based on Registry Data [PDF]
Lung IndiaBackground and Objectives: Lophomonas blattarum is an emerging protozoan agent that mainly causes pulmonary lophomoniasis. Given that cigarette smokers are predisposed to various diseases while some conditions are less common among them, the current ...
Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei
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