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First case of Paragonimus westermani infection in a female patient in India.
Indian J Med Microbiol ; 2015 Feb ; 33 (5_Suppl):s156-159
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-157068
ABSTRACT
Paragonimiasis is a foodborne parasitic zoonosis caused by lung fl uke species of the genus Paragonimus. The Paragonimus westermani is the most common human pathogen in Asian countries. In northeast India, Paragonimus heterotremus has been documented as the only human pathogen in the earlier literature. In India, P. westermani infection in humans remained undetermined. Herein, we report a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis due to P. westermani in an adult female in Manipur. The diagnosis was made by morphological and molecular characterisation of the eggs in the sputum. This is the fi rst confi rmed case of paragonimiasis due to P. westermani in India.

Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: Indian J Med Microbiol Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: Indian J Med Microbiol Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2015 Type: Article