Pulmonary Paragonimiasis Misdiagnosed with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
; : 178-182, 2017.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Paragonimiasis was one of the most common causes of cavitary lung lesions until the 1960s, but now it has become a very rare disease in Korea. A 16-year-old boy presented with hemoptysis and several days of cough. His plain chest radiograph showed nodular opacity with a cavity in the left upper lung region. Although his symptoms disappeared after taking antituberculous drugs, his plain chest radiograph and computed tomography images after completion of therapy showed a new nodule with a cavity in the left lung field. Through video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection, Paragonimus eggs were found in the lung tissues.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Ovum
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Paragonimiasis
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Paragonimus
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Cough
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Rare Diseases
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Eggs
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Hemoptysis
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Korea
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article