Preparation of Colloidal Gold Immunochromatographic Strip for Detection of Paragonimiasis skrjabini [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Paragonimiasis is a food-borne trematodiasis, a serious public health issue and a neglected tropical disease. Paragonimus skrjabini is a unique species found in China.
Lin Chen
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Paragonimiasis pulmonar crónica en niño indígena kichwa contagiado en la amazonia ecuatoriana [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de SaludLa paragonimiasis es una parasitosis causada por el trematodo Paragonimus spp. La Organización Mundial de la Salud la considera una enfermedad tropical desatendida, clasificada como alimentaria, causada por la ingestión de crustáceos de agua dulce ...
Manuel Calvopina +5 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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What Findings on Chest CTs Can Delay Diagnosis of Pleuropulmonary Paragonimiasis?
Tomography, 2022 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate which findings were delayed in diagnosis with respect to chest CT findings of paragonimiasis. Methods: This retrospective, informed questionnaire study was conducted to evaluate chest CT scans of 103 ...
Kai Ke Li, Gong Yong Jin, Keun Sang Kwon
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Paragonimiasis in a child with massive pericardial effusion as the primary manifestation: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground Paragonimiasis in children is rare as isolated pericardial effusion, especially when presenting despite the absence of elevated eosinophilia. We report such a case to highlight this atypical manifestation.
Zanhong Xiao +3 more
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Biomedicines, 2021 Parasites cause numerous health issues in humans, eventually leading to significant social and economic damage; however, the mechanisms of parasite-mediated pathogenesis are not well understood.
Galina N. Chelomina +3 more
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Pericardial effusion in pediatric paragonimiasis: Surgery may not be necessary in cases of moderate to large effusion-a retrospective study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundPericardial effusion is a severe complication of pediatric paragonimiasis, necessitating a careful approach to diagnosis and treatment. Traditionally, the management of pericardial effusion pericardial effusion due to paragonimiasis has ...
Houxi Bai +5 more
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax Secondary to Pulmonary Paragonimiasis: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Delay in Eastern Nepal. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepHere we present a 48‐year‐old farmer diagnosed with pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax. This case highlights the diagnostic dilemmas posed and stresses the inclusion of parasitic diseases in the differential diagnosis, especially in resource‐poor settings and tuberculosis‐endemic countries, thus avoiding anti ...
Mahato AK +5 more
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Will all scientists working on snails and the diseases they transmit please stand up? [PDF]
, 2012 Copyright © 2012 Adema et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
A Baeza Garcia +28 more
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