Paragonimiasis is a zoonotic disease caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus.
Humans usually become infected by eating freshwater crabs or crayfish containing encysted …

We report an unusual case of paragonimiasis in a Nepali patient presenting with massive
pericardial effusion and pericardial tamponade. The patient reported neither the …

BACKGROUND Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by lung flukes of
the genus Paragonimus. Although the most common site of infection is the pleuropulmonary …

Paragonimiasis, or Oriental lung fluke is a parasitic infestation seen in Asia, Africa and South
America which is spread by the consumption of crabs and crayfish. To date four cases have …

A pleural effusion is defined to be eosinophilic when 10% or more of the white blood cells in
pleural fluid are eosinophils. Despite the multitude of studies enumerating the causes of …

Paragonimiasis is an important but neglected foodborne trematodiasis caused by
Paragonimus mexicanus in Costa Rica. Immunological techniques for diagnosing this …

This review highlights the existence of Paragonimus (PRG) and how they are mistaken for
Tuberculosis (TB) during diagnosis. PRG is a parasitic lung fluke (flatworm) that infect the …

Conclusion: We recommend that clinicians in endemic regions be aware of the possibility of
paragonimiasis in patients with eosinophilia and inconclusive diagnostic findings …

目的分析并殖吸虫病相关性浆膜腔积液患者的临床特征, 为提高临床诊治水平提供参考依据.
方法收集2015-2017 年在西南医科大学附属医院诊治的50 例并殖吸虫病相关性浆膜腔积液患者 …

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of serous cavity effusion related with
paragonimiasis, so as to improve the physician's ability of the clinical diagnosis and …