Chest
Volume 101, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 849-851

Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis in a Laotian immigrant to Australia (Article)

Mukerjee C.M.* , Simpson S.E. , Bell R.J. , Walker J.C.
  • a Chest Clinic Liverpool Hosp., Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
  • b Chest Clinic Liverpool Hosp., Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
  • c Chest Clinic Liverpool Hosp., Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
  • d Chest Clinic Liverpool Hosp., Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia

Abstract

A case of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis that mimicked reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, and neoplasm occurred in a Laotian immigrant to Australia. The key to the diagnosis of this condition is awareness of the disease in persons from this region. The diagnosis was supported by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay testing. The patient was successfully treated with praziquantel.

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differential diagnosis immigrant Australia Laos human priority journal Aged lung tuberculosis male case report lung tumor optical density enzyme linked immunosorbent assay paragonimiasis Article pneumonia coughing praziquantel lung disease
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DOI: 10.1378/chest.101.3.849
ISSN: 00123692
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English