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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

Clinical Case Reports (discontinued)
Key Clinical Message Anthracosis causes chronic lung inflammation and immunodeficiency, which are associated with parasitic conditions like lophomonas.
Narges Lashkarbolouk, Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri   +1 more
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First report of emerged pulmonary lophomoniasis in two Afghanian medical tourists

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.
Ali Sharifpour, Hossein Zarrinfar
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Coexistence of Tuberculosis and Lophomoniasis in a Patient With Alzheimer's Disease

Respirology Case Reports
The 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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Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis: emerging disease or unsubstantiated legend? [PDF]

Parasites and Vectors, 2014
The relationship between Lophomonas, a genus of multiflagellated protozoa, and respiratory pathology has recently received attention. Here, we summarize the origin, mode of transmission, pathogenic mechanism and relevant clinical data of bronchopulmonary
Rafael Martínez-Girón, Hugo C van Woerden   +1 more
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First molecular approach to diagnose paediatric pulmonary lophomoniasis: A case series

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, Amirmasoud Taheri
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Case series of complicated bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis. Differential diagnosis of tuberculosis?

European Clinical Respiratory Journal
Pulmonary 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 Marinos, Renzo Villanueva-Villegas   +1 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Lophomoniasis in a Patient with Persistent Granuloma: A Case Report

Reports
Background and Clinical Significance: Lophomonas is a multiflagellate anaerobic protozoan that usually inhabits the intestines of insects, mainly cockroaches.
Francisco Alejandro Lagunas-Rangel
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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

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Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis: A rare cause of pneumonia in an immunosuppressed host

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019
Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis is rare but immunocompromised individual is susceptible to this infection. We reported a case of bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis in a Malaysian female with systemic lupus erythromatosus.
Wathiqah Wahid
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Low occurrence of pulmonary lophomoniasis among cigarette smokers: An analysis of risk factors based on registry data

Lung India
Background 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, Zahra Hosseininejad, Zakaria Zakariaei   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources