Paragonimiasis in the Abdominal Cavity and Subcutaneous Tissue: Report of 3 Cases.
- Author:
Chang Ho LEE
1
;
Jong Hun KIM
;
Woo Sung MOON
;
Min Ro LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 561-180, Korea. gsminro@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Paragonimus sp.;
paragonimiasis;
abdominal cavity;
subcutaneous tissue
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity/*parasitology;
Animals;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Paragonimiasis/parasitology/*pathology/radiography;
Paragonimus/cytology/*isolation & purification;
Republic of Korea;
Subcutaneous Tissue/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2012;50(4):345-347
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
