Finding the lung fluke by X-ray in Sin Ho - Lai Chau, Da Bac - Hoa Binh
- Author:
Hien Duc Do
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lung fluke
- MeSH:
Trematoda;
lung;
X-Rays
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;267(12):69-72
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The outbreak of the lung fluke occurred in Sin Ho - Lai Chau in 1994 and Da Bac - Hoa Binh in 1998. The biological, clinical, epidemiological investigation and X-ray showed that there were more 2000 patients (the morbidity rate: 4%). All patients had a lung lesion in X-ray image... the major signs in X-ray were pulmonary nodules and cavity and pleurocele. It should distinguish the lung fluke and the pulmonary tuberculosis
