1.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 75(6): 1234-6, 2006 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17172399
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary trichomoniasis is rare, and few cases of trichomonas empyema have been reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of a non-immunocompromised 55-year-old man with Trichomonas empyema presenting with bilateral pleural effusion leading to respiratory failure. Examination of the pleural effusion showed numerous motile organisms by fresh wet preparation that were identified as Trichomonas species by Liu stain. The patient was successfully treated with metronidazole, ampicillin/clavunalate, fibrinolytic therapy, and thoracotomy decortication.
Subject(s)
Respiratory Insufficiency/parasitology , Trichomonas Infections/diagnosis , Animals , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pleural Effusion , Respiratory Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Trichomonas/isolation & purification , Trichomonas Infections/diagnostic imaging
2.
J Clin Microbiol
; 42(8): 3886-7, 2004 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15297557
Subject(s)
Lung Diseases, Parasitic/diagnosis , Trichomonas Infections/diagnosis , Trichomonas/genetics , Trichomonas/isolation & purification , Animals , DNA Primers , Humans , Lung Diseases, Parasitic/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , RNA, Protozoan/genetics , RNA, Protozoan/isolation & purification , RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S/genetics , RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S/isolation & purification , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Trichomonas Infections/diagnostic imaging
3.
Vestn Rentgenol Radiol
; (4): 84-6, 1990.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2270668