Paragonimiasis in the Abdominal Cavity and Subcutaneous Tissue: Report of 3 Cases
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 345-347, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the lung fluke, Paragonimus spp. Lung flukes may be found in various organs, such as the brain, peritoneum, subcutaneous tissues, and retroperitoneum, other than the lungs. Abdominal paragonimiasis raises a considerable diagnostic challenge to clinicians, because it is uncommon and may be confused with other abdominopelvic inflammatory diseases, particularly peritoneal tuberculosis, and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Also, subcutaneous paragonimiasis does not easily bring up clinical suspicion, due to its rarity. We herein report 2 cases of abdominal paragonimiasis and 1 case of subcutaneous paragonimiasis in Korea.
Key words
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Paragonimiasis
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Paragonimus
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Abdominal Cavity
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Subcutaneous Tissue
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article