Pulmonary Paragonimiasis |
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Authors: | Julio Gómez-Seco Marcel José Rodríguez-Guzmán María Jesús Rodríguez-Nieto Pablo Fernández Gómez-Escolar Teresa Presa-Abos José Fortes-Alen |
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Institution: | 1. Servicio de Neumología, Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Capio, Madrid, Spain;2. Servicio de Cirugía torácica, Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Capio, Madrid, Spain;3. Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Capio, Madrid, Spain;4. Servicio de Anatomía patológica, Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Capio, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Paragonimiasis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by a trematode of the genus Paragonimus.1, 2 Infestation is rare in Spain, but the influx of people from endemic areas should make us keep this condition in the differential diagnosis of our patients.2, 5We report the case of a patient from Ecuador and resident in Spain for 7 years with active pulmonary tuberculosis on arrival in Spain and later diagnosed with pulmonary paragonimiasis due to persistent haemoptysis. The diagnosis was established by surgical lung specimen showing granulomas containing parasite eggs and the macroscopic view of the fluke within a lung cavity. Initial tuberculosis treatment and current treatment with praziquantel controlled both conditions. |
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