Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient
Lophomonas blattarum (L. blattarum) is a protozoan parasite living in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches. Chen and Meng from China repoted first case of pulmonary L. blattarum infection in 1993. 137 cases have only been reported in literature between 1993 to 2013. Majority of these infect...
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| author | Rahul Tyagi Kavita Bala Anand Kishore Teple Rajkumar Singh Negi |
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| description | Lophomonas blattarum (L. blattarum) is a protozoan parasite living in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches. Chen and Meng from China repoted first case of pulmonary L. blattarum infection in 1993. 137 cases have only been reported in literature between 1993 to 2013. Majority of these infections occur in immunocompromised patients and have been reported from China. We report a case of this rare entity in an immunocompetent young Indian male. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-091962dc40a94c6a864681cc84245e4b2022-12-21T18:49:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2016-01-0133666766810.4103/0970-2113.192867Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patientRahul TyagiKavita Bala AnandKishore TepleRajkumar Singh NegiLophomonas blattarum (L. blattarum) is a protozoan parasite living in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches. Chen and Meng from China repoted first case of pulmonary L. blattarum infection in 1993. 137 cases have only been reported in literature between 1993 to 2013. Majority of these infections occur in immunocompromised patients and have been reported from China. We report a case of this rare entity in an immunocompetent young Indian male.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=6;spage=667;epage=668;aulast=TyagiEosinophiliaimmunocompetentLophomonas |
| spellingShingle | Rahul Tyagi Kavita Bala Anand Kishore Teple Rajkumar Singh Negi Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient Lung India Eosinophilia immunocompetent Lophomonas |
| title | Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient |
| title_full | Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient |
| title_fullStr | Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient |
| title_short | Lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient |
| title_sort | lophomonas blattarum infection in immunocompetent patient |
| topic | Eosinophilia immunocompetent Lophomonas |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=6;spage=667;epage=668;aulast=Tyagi |
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