Pediatric paragonimiasis: a retrospective analysis of cases from a county in south-west China [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 IntroductionThe clinical manifestations of paragonimiasis are diverse and non-specific, and can easily lead to misdiagnosis. We aimed to analyze the clinical manifestations, laboratory features, treatment, and clinical outcome of children with ...
Yong-xin Jiang +6 more
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Risk factors and clinical features for pulmonary paragonimiasis-associated pneumothorax. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundPulmonary paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic helminthiasis, is a parasitic disease of the lung caused by infection with trematodes species of the genus Paragonimus.
Yunhong Song +9 more
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Trends in Paragonimiasis Global Research: Bibliometric Analysis of a Neglected Food-Borne Parasite [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023 Background: Paragonimus is a genus of parasitic flatworms known as lung flukes that cause the parasitic disease paragonimiasis in humans and other mammals.
Serap Kılıç Altun +3 more
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An immunochromatographic test using whole blood for rapid diagnosis of human paragonimiasis and its diagnostic usefulness [PDF]
Food and Waterborne ParasitologyParagonimiasis is a harmful food-borne zoonosis caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. The disease is found on most continents, several million people are at risk of infection, and it is a re-emerging disease in developing countries.
Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew +8 more
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Pulmonary paragonimiasis presenting as massive empyema requiring decortication in an adolescent: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsIntroduction Pulmonary paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection caused by lung flukes of the Paragonimus genus, primarily acquired by consuming raw or undercooked freshwater crustaceans.
Kyo Jin Jo +4 more
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Immunoblotting Identification of Diagnostic Antigens of Paragonimus westermani Type 1 for the Detection of Human Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in North East India [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Human pulmonary paragonimiasis, an emerging concern in North East India, frequently masquerades as pulmonary tuberculosis due to clinical and radiological similarities, leading to diagnostic challenges.
Kangjam Rekha Devi +4 more
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Pneumothorax with Eosinophilia is an Important Diagnostic Clue for Distinguishing Paragonimiasis from Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia: A Case Report [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023 Shunsuke Sakakura,1,* Fumihiro Yamaguchi,1,* Takashi Abe,1 Hidekazu Cho,1 Shohei Shimizu,1 Ayaka Mase,1 Yusuke Shikama,1 Haruhiko Maruyama2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan; 2Division of ...
Sakakura S +7 more
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Mediastinal mass as an unusual presentation of paragonimiasis in a child: a case report and review of diagnostic challenges [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease characterized by diverse clinical manifestations, among which pulmonary involvement is the most frequently observed.
Shuchun Yang, Li Song, Qingwei Guo
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Paragonimiasis Diagnosed Through Detection of Parasitic Ova in Pleural Effusion: A Clinical Case Report. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepParagonimiasis, a chronic zoonotic parasitic infection caused by Paragonimus species, is frequently misdiagnosed due to its nonspecific clinical presentation and low disease awareness.
Luo M, Liu Y, Yang X, Liu M, Yu C.
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Analysis of clinical characteristics of 213 clinically diagnosed pediatric patients with paragonimiasis from Yunnan, China. [PDF]
BMC Infect DisThis study aims to analyze the clinical characteristics of clinically diagnosed paragonimiasis in children in Yunnan Province to enhance awareness, reduce misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses, and provide guidance for the clinical management of the disease.
Huang Y +10 more
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