Casos de paragonimiasis (paragonimiosis) en el Hospital Nacional Sergio E. Bernales (Lima, Perú) / A cases of paragonimiasis (paragonimiosis) in Sergio Bernales Nacional Hospital (Lima, Perú)

RESUMEN

Se notifica el caso de un paciente que recibía tratamiento antituberculoso debido a que presentaba tos, pérdida de peso, hemoptisis e imágenes radiológicas compatibles con tuberculosis. Ante el fracaso del tratamiento se le deriva al Hospital Sergio Bernales donde accidentalmente se encuentran huevos de Paragonimus sp. en el esputo. El paciente, proveniente del departamento de Cajamarca, Perú, presentaba como antecedente epidemiológico el consumir cangrejos crudos en ceviche; su hijo, quien también estaba en el programa TBC y consumía cangrejos crudos, resultó positivo para Paragonimus sp en esputo y heces. Después del tratamiento con praziquantel ambos demostraron una mejoría en la sintomatología.

ABSTRACT

This is a case report of a patient who was receiving antituberculous therapy because of cough, weight loss, hemoptysis and radiological images compatible with pulmonary tuberculosis. Since he failed with therapy, he was referred to Sergio Bernales Hospital, where Paragonimus sp. eggs were casually found in a sputum examination. The patient came from Cajamarca department, and as part of his past medical history, he used to eat raw crab meat; and his son, who was also included in the tuberculosis program and who also used to eat raw crab meat, was found to be positive for Paragonimus sp. in sputum and stool samples. After therapy with Praziquantel, both patients improved their symptoms.