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The co-infection of lophomoniasis and tuberculosis in patients with respiratory symptoms; case series and literature review

Clinical Infection in Practice
Background: Lophomonas blattarum is an emerging important cause of bronchopulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients. Moreover, Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant factor in the mortality of infectious diseases, particularly in ...
Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri, Rahmat Allah Sharifi far, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Mahdi Mazandarani   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pulmonary Lophomoniasis: An overlooked cause of non-resolving pneumonia [PDF]

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
Lophomonas blattarum is a multiflagellated protozoan that occasionally causes pulmonary infection but is often misdiagnosed as bacterial pneumonia, lung mass, or tuberculosis.
Mohammed H. AL-SHAIKH, Kamel REMITA, Ismail MUBARAK, Hisham EL-BANAWY   +3 more
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Development and Validation of In-House Conventional and Multiplex PCR Methods for the Detection and Identification of Lophomonas spp.: An Innovative Approach. [PDF]

J Clin Lab Anal
Sequence alignment of the SSU rRNA of the two Lophomonas species, L. blattarum and L. striata. The red rectangle highlights the position of the reverse universal primer; the yellow, the L. blattarum‐specific forward primer; and the green, the L. striata‐specific forward primer used in multiplex PCR.
Nakhaei M, Fakhar M, Bagheri A, Ziaei Hezarjaribi H, Abediankenari S, Sharifpour A, Ghasemi M.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Lophomoniasis pulmonar

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, Miguel Nolasco-Chuc, Magdony Perez-Hernandez   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Vulvovaginitis due to Enterobius vermicularis in a girl and epidemic enterobiasis in her family. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Key Clinical Message Here we present a case of a 4‐year‐old girl who suffered from vulvovaginitis caused by Enterobius vermicularis. All members of her family were also infected by this helminth. Treatment with mebendazole was administered to all family members and it was found that the entire family had been cured.
Davoodi L, Soleymani E, Oladi Z, Azar SS, Parandin F, Mizani A, Mirbadie SR, Hajizadeh F, Fakhar M.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Phylogenetic analysis of avian schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti (Schistosomatidae, Digenea) from naturally infected hosts in northern Iran

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 5, Page 2359-2367, September 2023., 2023
This article demonstrates new information about the current status of Trichobilharzia species in infected ducks and snails in the aquaculture areas of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. The new genotype of Trichobilharzia cf. regenti is circulating between migratory and domestic ducks in the study areas.
Elham Kia Lashaki, Arezoo Bozorgomid, Shirzad Gholami, Mehdi Karamian, Mahdi Fakhar, Samira Dodangeh   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is There Any Relationship between Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Male Urethritis Risk? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background. Male urethritis is one of the most common genital tract syndromes. Though the number of patients with urethritis is increasing worldwide, the cause of many cases of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is still unknown. Objectives.
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Reza Saberi, Mahdi Fakhar, Najmeh Sadeghian   +3 more
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Methamphetamine poisoning due to body packer swallowing in a prisoner

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Individuals who introduce illicit substances such as opioids and amphetamines into the gastrointestinal tract by swallowing or inserting them into the rectum are known as body packers. We describe a prisoner who developed severe poisoning symptoms after swallowing amphetamine packets and was promptly removed by laparotomy.
Ramin Rouhani, Zakaria Zakariaei, Abdollah Malakian, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Mostafa Soleymani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post‐COVID‐19 co‐morbidity of emerged Lophomonas infection and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: First case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Due to long corticosteroid therapy in patients with COVID‐19, in case of cough, dyspnea, and weight loss, emerging pulmonary aspergillosis and lophomoniasis should be ruled out.
Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Maryam Nakhaei, Mostafa Soleymani   +5 more
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Diabetic ketoacidosis mimicking COVID‐19 in an adolescent

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2022., 2022
In a young individual, the sudden onset of dyspnea and occurrence of diabetic ketoacidosis may be mistaken for a COVID‐19 infection. So, an accurate history must be obtained, laboratory findings must be considered, and the patient must be admitted.
Seyed Javad Boskabadi, Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Mostafa Soleymani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source