Two cases of pulmonary and pleural sparganosis confirmed by tissue biopsy and immunoserology
Braz. j. infect. dis
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16(2): 200-203, May-Apr. 2012. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Sparganosis in humans is an incidental infection and is known to be associated with eating insufficiently cooked meat of frogs and snakes or drinking unboiled stream water. Although it can involve various internal organs, pulmonary and pleural involvement due to sparganum is rare. Because we recently experienced two cases involving lung parenchyma and pleura that were misdiagnosed as bacterial pneumonia and lung cancer, we herein intend to present them in detail.
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Asunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Esparganosis
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Enfermedades Pulmonares Parasitarias
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Corea del Sur
Institución/País de afiliación:
Kyung Hee University/KR
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