Spontaneous Pneumothorax Secondary to Pulmonary Paragonimiasis: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Delay in Eastern Nepal [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsParagonimiasis, or oriental lung fluke, a zoonotic disease acquired by consuming raw or undercooked crustaceans such as crabs or snails, can mimic tuberculosis in endemic regions.
Arun Kumar Mahato +5 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the lung fluke, Paragonimus kellicotti [PDF]
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Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 : The global incidence of lung fluke disease is low, and the infection is a rare cause of pleural effusion in adults. This article reports a case of exudative pleural effusion accompanied by eosinophilia in a 19-year-old male which was finally proven to ...
Ling Ai +4 more
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Paragonimiasis (invasion by pulmonary flukes)
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2021 The paper summarizes the information currently available in the literature on the etiology, life cycle, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathomorphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, etiotropic therapy and prevention of paragonimiasis.
S. B. Chuelov, A. L. Rossina
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Ectopic migration of Fasciola sp. in the lung of a water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2023 There are few reports of ectopic fasciolosis in the lungs of ruminants. Here, we report a rare case of ectopic pulmonary migration of Fasciola sp. in a water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
Mirjalal Seyedrasouli +5 more
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Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2023 Infections with the lung fluke, Paragonimus kellicotti, have been diagnosed in a variety of domestic and wild animals and humans in USA and Canada. Although there are many species of Paragonimus in other parts of the world; P.
J.P. Dubey
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Paragonimiasis in tuberculosis patients in Nagaland, India [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2016 Background: One of the infections that mimic tuberculosis (TB) is paragonimiasis (PRG), a foodborne parasitic disease caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus.
Mrinalini Das +8 more
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ISOLATION OF SOME HELIVIINTH PARASITES FROM MOUFFLON (Ovis ammon musiomon) IN IRAQ [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2005 Abomasum, liver and lung of l2 adult moulllon (o;is ammon musiomon p) were investigated for helminths parasite which belong to ahcrd of about 170 animals. Tow species of nematoda and one fluke all from the digestive tract were found Q L and Q (/(.'n(/I‘iI£
S. A. K. Ali N. AL. Zahery +1 more
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A case of spontaneous pneumothorax due to paragonimiasis in North America with literature review
IDCases, 2023 The species, Paragonimus kellicotti , causes human paragonimiasis in North America. As a foodborne disease, human infection with P. kellicotti occurs after eating raw or undercooked crayfish containing metacercariae. Many risk factors have been described
Seung Ah Kang +6 more
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Paragonimiasis diagnosed by CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy: Literature review and case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 More than 40 different species of the parasitic flatworm Paragonimus have been identified worldwide, including in Vietnam, but only 10 species are known to cause disease in humans, particularly Paragonimus westermani.
Cung-Van Cong, MD, PhD +3 more
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