Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings
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 Antarctica. In India, it is an emerging parasitic disease, which is endemic in the northeast states where people have a comm...
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doaj-9ce7cccc16db4d7aa0ce4b6b66d6abe92020-11-24T23:52:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292014-01-0157349249410.4103/0377-4929.138792Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findingsTakhellambam Shantikumar SinghHiromu SugiyamaChultin LepchaSatish Kumar KhannaParagonimiasis 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 Antarctica. In India, it is an emerging parasitic disease, which is endemic in the northeast states where people have a common practice of eating raw or inadequately cooked freshwater crabs. In these states, Paragonimus heterotremus has been identified as the major causative agent of the human paragonimiasis. The most common clinical form of the disease is pulmonary paragonimiasis; however, extra-pulmonary manifestations are not uncommon. Here, we report a case of primary massive unilateral pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis. The diagnosis was confirmed by finding Paragonimus ova in the pleural fluid. The patient was successfully treated with repeated thoracocentesis and a course of praziquantel.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=3;spage=492;epage=494;aulast=SinghParagonimiasisParagonimus ovapleural effusionpraziquantelthoracocentesis |
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Takhellambam Shantikumar Singh Hiromu Sugiyama Chultin Lepcha Satish Kumar Khanna Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Paragonimiasis Paragonimus ova pleural effusion praziquantel thoracocentesis |
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Takhellambam Shantikumar Singh Hiromu Sugiyama Chultin Lepcha Satish Kumar Khanna |
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Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings |
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Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings |
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Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings |
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Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings |
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Massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: Biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings |
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massive pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis: biochemical, cytological, and parasitological findings |
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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology |
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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 Antarctica. In India, it is an emerging parasitic disease, which is endemic in the northeast states where people have a common practice of eating raw or inadequately cooked freshwater crabs. In these states, Paragonimus heterotremus has been identified as the major causative agent of the human paragonimiasis. The most common clinical form of the disease is pulmonary paragonimiasis; however, extra-pulmonary manifestations are not uncommon. Here, we report a case of primary massive unilateral pleural effusion due to paragonimiasis. The diagnosis was confirmed by finding Paragonimus ova in the pleural fluid. The patient was successfully treated with repeated thoracocentesis and a course of praziquantel. |
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Paragonimiasis Paragonimus ova pleural effusion praziquantel thoracocentesis |
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http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=3;spage=492;epage=494;aulast=Singh |
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