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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 +8 more
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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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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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Respirology Case ReportsAbstractOver 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. These infections are primarily associated with states of immune suppression, including those resulting from corticosteroid ...
Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri +4 more
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Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis in a prisoner: A case report [PDF]
Medical Laboratory JournalBackground: Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis, an emerging yet frequently overlooked respiratory infection, is caused by the flagellated protozoan Lophomonas blattarum (L. blattarum).
Sadeghali Azimi +2 more
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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. We describe the patient's medical history, initial symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment.
Amirmasoud Taheri, Seyed Reza Mirbadie
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Global Status of Emerging Lophomonas Infection: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases (1993—2020)
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022 Purpose. Lophomonas spp., is an emerging protozoan parasite that belongs to the Parabasalids (Parabasalia, lophomonadida) which infects the respiratory tracts of humans.
Maryam Nakhaei +5 more
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Revista Médica (Colegio De Médicos Y Cirujanos De Guatemala), 2021 Pulmonary Lophomoniasis is a poorly recognized entity as a cause of lower respiratory tract disease. We present the case of a 10-year-old girl who consulted our hospital for chest pain and whose final diagnosis was this condition.
Kenneth Escobar-Perez +2 more
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Rectal foreign body in adult male: Unusual case report and literature review
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 The majority of rectal foreign bodies inserted by adults are for self‐gratification. As a result, they will probably be smooth, rounded, tubular, or egg‐shaped to make insertion and extraction easier.
Elham Sadat Banimostafavi +4 more
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Respiratory and intestinal trichobezoar in a female: An unusual case report and literature review
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 Trichobezoars are hairballs in the gastrointestinal tract that usually develop due to the consumption of hair after pulling it. However, some rare case reports suggest that trichobezoar can also occur in the respiratory system.
Siavash Abedi +5 more
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