Pulmonary paragonimiasis: the detection of a worm migration track as a diagnostic clue for uncertain eosinophilic pleural effusion

T Akaba, K Takeyama, M Toriyama, A Kubo… - Internal …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A 38-year-old woman with sustained right chest pain was referred to our hospital. She
showed pleural effusion and peripheral blood eosinophilia. Thoracentesis revealed …

Severe pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis 8 years after emigration from a region of endemicity

AM Meehan, A Virk, K Swanson… - Clinical infectious …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
A Laotian man who had resided only in the north-central United States for 8 years sought
care for an acute, progressive syndrome of severe dyspnea, chest pain, bilateral …

Human paragonimiasis in North America following ingestion of raw crayfish

MA Lane, MC Barsanti, CA Santos… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Paragonimiasis (human infections with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani) is an
important public health problem in parts of Southeast Asia and China. Paragonamiasis has …

[HTML][HTML] Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings

TS Singh, H Sugiyama, C Lepcha… - Indian Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Paragonimiasis is an important food-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by trematode species
of the genus, Paragonimus occurring in many parts of the world except in Australia and …

[PDF][PDF] Unresolving pneumonia with pleural effusion: pulmonary paragonimiasis

D Gaire, S Sharma, K Poudel… - JNMA J Nepal Med …, 2017 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Paragonimiasis is a zoonosis caused by many species of Paragonimus commonly P.
westermani. Human get infected by eating raw, salted, pickled, smoked, partially cooked …

Chylothorax caused by Paragonimus westermani in a native Californian

RS Wright, M Jean, K Rochelle, D Fisk - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection endemic in Asia but uncommon in the United States. It
presents most frequently with cough and hemoptysis. Pleural effusions are common and can …

Two cases of cutaneous paragonimiasis initially presenting with respiratory symptoms

SH Kim, KU Min, JH Lee, TH Kim, JW Sohn… - Respiratory Medicine …, 2007 - Elsevier
Paragonimiasis is an infectious disease caused by Paragonimus westermani and usually
manifests as pulmonary disease. Cutaneous paragonimiasis is very rare, and the correct …

[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous paragonimiasis due to triploid Paragonimus westermani presenting as a non-migratory subcutaneous nodule: a case report

M Kodama, M Akaki, H Tanaka, H Maruyama… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by Paragonimus parasites.
The lungs and pleura are the primary sites for the infection; however, ectopic infection can …

Clinical features of recently diagnosed pulmonary paragonimiasis in Korea

K Jeon, WJ Koh, H Kim, OJ Kwon, TS Kim, KS Lee… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objective Paragonimiasis is a typical food-borne parasitic disease that is common in
Southeast Asia, the Far East, Latin American, and Africa. Recently, however, this disease …

[HTML][HTML] Case Report: Reemerging Paragonimiasis in Umphang District, Thailand

J Hanprom, K Lapphra, W Tontiwattanasap… - The American Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Paragonimiasis is a food-born zoonotic parasitosis caused by Paragonimus spp. Six cases
of reemerging paragonimiasis within the Karan hill-tribe near the Thai–Myanmar border …