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Pulmonary Paragonimiasis Mimicking Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Pulmonary paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection which is acquired through ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crustaceans containing metacercariae, often mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis in endemic regions and causing diagnostic confusion.
Prince Singh, Rohit Raj Bhatta, Sarmita Shrestha   +2 more
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Lung paragonimiais in children: Report of two cases = Paragonimiasis pulmonar en niños: reporte de dos casos

Iatreia, 2013
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic zoonosis, food-borne trematodes caused by species of the genus Paragonimus, found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa and America. Humans become infected by eating raw or undercooked freshwater shellfish.
Natalia Giraldo Ardila, Olga Lucía Morales Munera, Carlos Arturo Aguirre Muñoz, Claudia Liliana Roya Pabón, Libardo Alberto Bustamante Gallego, Luz Adriana Gómez Grisales, Gisela María García Montoya   +6 more
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Epidemiological analyses of 125 cases of paragonimiasis in Sichuan Province from 2020 to 2023

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of paragonimiasis cases in Sichuan Province, and to provide an evidence for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of paragonimiasis in medical institutions.MethodsData were collected ...
ZHANG Yu, LIU Yang, XU Liang, WU Xiaohong, WANG Nannan, CHEN Lin   +5 more
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Paragonimiasis: una enfermedad endémica importante en Perú [PDF]

, 2014
Paragonimiasis es una enfermedad pulmonar que ataca a los pulmones humanos , así como algunos animales1 domésticos y salvajes , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 47 .En Perú , esta enfermedad respiratoria se adquiere por el consumo de cangrejos de agua dulce crudos o ...
Herrera, Nicanor Ibáñez
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Serial CT findings of Paragonimus infested dogs and the Micro-CT findings of the worm cysts [PDF]

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the serial CT findings of Paragonimus westermani infected dogs and the microscopic structures of the worm cysts using Micro-CT.
Chang Hyun Lee, Jung-Gi Im, Jin Mo Goo, Hyun Ju Lee, Sung-Tae Hong, Cheng Hua Shen, Doo Hyun Chung, Kyu Ri Son, Jung Min Chang, Hong Eo, Sachs, Yokogawa, Sadun, Choi, Im, Shim, Jeon, Roque, Suwanik, Vélez, Nwokolo, Johnson, Johnson, Burton, Collins, World Health Organization (WHO), Im, Kim, Kuroki, Watanabe, Diaconita, Lee, Mizuki, Choi, Takemasa   +34 more
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HUMAN PARAGONIMIASIS IN AFRICA [PDF]

, 2009
An up-to-date review on human paragonimiasis in Africa was carried out to determine the current geographical distribution of human cases and analyze the animal reservoir, snails and crustaceans which intervene in the local life cycle of Paragonimus ...
Adoubryn, K, Aka, NA, Dreyfuss, G, Rondelaud, D   +3 more
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Paragonimiasis In Iowa [PDF]

, 1963
The presence of the lung fluke, Paragonimus kelliocotti, was first recorded in the United States in a cat in 1894. It was first recognized in domesticated animals in Iowa in a dog from Blackhawk County in 1948.
Greve, J. H., Roberts, E. D., Sloss, M. W.   +2 more
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Incidence of Paragonimus Metacercariae in Freshwater Crabs in Ammapettai Village: A Pilot Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Paragonimus westermani is a significant lung fluke parasite that affects humans by causing a disease called paragonimiasis, transmitted through the consumption of inadequately cooked or pickled freshwater crabs (the second intermediate host)
Sunil Kumar Jada, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu, Eswarr Bellamkonda   +2 more
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Examining human paragonimiasis as a differential diagnosis to tuberculosis in The Gambia. [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: Paragonimiasis is a foodborne trematode infection of the lungs caused by Paragonimus spp., presenting clinically with similar symptoms to active tuberculosis (TB).
Adetifa, Ifedayo, Antonio, Martin, de Jong, Bouke C, Gehre, Florian, Gower, Charlotte M, Morter, Richard, Touray, Fatima   +6 more
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Ectopic paragonimiasis presenting as massive pericardial effusion in a child: A rare diagnostic challenge

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: To report a rare pediatric case of ectopic paragonimiasis presenting as isolated massive pericardial effusion and to emphasize key diagnostic clues for early recognition in endemic regions.
Xiaomei Wang, Junbo Wu, Juan Huang, Ye Zeng, Zugao Xu, Changzhen Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source