Title
Pulmonary paragonimiasis. Pediatric case report
Other title
Paragonimiasis pulmonar. Reporte de caso pediátrico
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Maticorena Agramonte V.F.
Coveñas Coronado C.D.P.
Córdova V.P.
Belloso Rodríguez J.A.
Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital Regional Lambayeque
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria
Abstract
Paragonimiasis is a parasite infection caused by several species of Paragonimus, a trematode that is transmitted through the consumption of raw or undercooked crabs and that has been found in the subtropical areas of America, Asia and Africa. This infection mainly affects the lungs, causing clinical and radiological manifestations very similar to pulmonary tuberculosis, so it should always be included in the differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 7-year-old school patient, hospitalized with the diagnosis of pulmonary paragonimiasis, who had a favorable evolution after receiving treatment with triclabendazole.
Start page
E659
End page
E663
Volume
117
Issue
6
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85075569933
PubMed ID
Source
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria
ISSN of the container
03250075
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