[A cluster of paragonimiasis westermani infections in Thai immigrants].
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
; 47(3): 249-53, 2009 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19348275
ABSTRACT
We report a cluster of infections in four female Thai immigrants aged between 35 and 49 years who developed paragonimiasis westermani within 16 months of ingesting freshwater crabs purchased from a market in Japan. Their symptoms included cough, bloody sputum, chest pain, and dyspnea. Radiographic and CT findings comprised pleural effusion, pneumothorax, air-space consolidation, and nodular opacities. Paragonimus eggs were identified in the feces of one patient, and in the pleural effusion and the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of another. All diagnoses of paragonimiasis westermani were established by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of their serum. Paragonimiasis is a re-emerging disease in Japan. Moreover, since the number of immigrant patients is increasing, it is necessary to pay attention to infectious diseases resulting from their eating habits as well as imported diseases.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paragonimíase
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Paragonimus westermani
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ja
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article