Imaging Features of Pediatric Pentastomiasis Infection: a Case Report
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 480-484, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-65178
ABSTRACT
We report here a case of pentastomiasis infection in a 3-year-old girl who had high fever, abdominal pain, abdominal tension and anemia. Ultrasound scanning of the abdomen revealed disseminated hyperechoic nodules in the liver and a small amount of ascites. Abdominal MRI showed marked hepatomegaly with disseminated miliary nodules of high signal intensity throughout the hepatic parenchyma on T2-weighted images; retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and disseminated miliary nodules on the peritoneum were also noted. Chest CT showed scattered small hyperdense nodules on both sides of the lungs. The laparoscopy demonstrated diffuse white nodules on the liver surface and the peritoneum. After the small intestinal wall and peritoneal biopsy, histological examination revealed parenchymal tubercles containing several larvae of pentastomids and a large amount of inflammatory cell infiltration around them. The pathological diagnosis was parasitic granuloma from pentastomiasis infection.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parasitic Diseases
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Biopsy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Pentastomida
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Abdomen, Acute
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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