Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report

As a rare zoonotic helminth disease, paragonimiasis is easy to be misdiagnosed. Adequate attention to the medical history of the patient and early detection of serological antibodies can improve the diagnosis rate. Praziquantel and trichlorobendazole are commonly used for treatment, and the prognosi...

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Main Author: Shu-Qin Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000424
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description As a rare zoonotic helminth disease, paragonimiasis is easy to be misdiagnosed. Adequate attention to the medical history of the patient and early detection of serological antibodies can improve the diagnosis rate. Praziquantel and trichlorobendazole are commonly used for treatment, and the prognosis is good. This case report mainly introduces the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of paragonimiasis, with an aim to draw the attention of doctors to the disease.
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spelling doaj.art-e1f5eed27f2b4480a4888df710964c6b2023-06-16T05:09:36ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712023-01-0144101847Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case reportShu-Qin Fei0The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu Province, ChinaAs a rare zoonotic helminth disease, paragonimiasis is easy to be misdiagnosed. Adequate attention to the medical history of the patient and early detection of serological antibodies can improve the diagnosis rate. Praziquantel and trichlorobendazole are commonly used for treatment, and the prognosis is good. This case report mainly introduces the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of paragonimiasis, with an aim to draw the attention of doctors to the disease.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000424ParagonimiasisMedical historySerological antibodiesClassificationDiagnosisTreatment
spellingShingle Shu-Qin Fei
Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Paragonimiasis
Medical history
Serological antibodies
Classification
Diagnosis
Treatment
title Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report
title_full Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report
title_fullStr Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report
title_short Thoughts underlying “pneumonia” resulting from eating: A case report
title_sort thoughts underlying pneumonia resulting from eating a case report
topic Paragonimiasis
Medical history
Serological antibodies
Classification
Diagnosis
Treatment
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000424
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