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Paragonimiasis in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue: report of 3 cases.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Lee, Chang Ho Kim, Jong Hun Moon, Woo Sung Lee, Min Ro |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| 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. |
| ISSN | 00234001 |
| Journal | The Korean Journal of Parasitology |
| Volume Number | 50 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC3514427 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| PubMed reference number | 23230333 |
| e-ISSN | 17380006 |
| DOI | 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.4.345 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine |
| Publisher Date | 2012-11-26 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2012, Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine |
| Subject Keyword | Paragonimus sp. paragonimiasis abdominal cavity subcutaneous tissue |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Infectious Diseases Parasitology |