Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2010 Jun;27(1):69-73. 10.12701/yujm.2010.27.1.69.

A Case of Paragonimiasis Suspected Lung Cancer

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. shin@med.yu.ac.kr

Abstract

A paragonimiasis infestation is caused by the paragonimus species. Paragonimiasis mainly occurs by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfish. In our country, the prevalence of paragonimiasis was high until late 1960s due to eating habits, but after the 1970s the prevalence of the disease has markedly decreased and now the disease is rarely seen. The diagnosis of tuberculosis by Chest X-ray is often confused with pulmonary carcinoma, bacillary and parasitic infections, and chronic mycosis. Pulmonary paragonimiasis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of lung cancer especially in the appropriate clinical setting because effective treatment with praziquantel can be rewarding. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman with pulmonary paragonimiasis that was suspicious for lung cancer, as detected by biopsy.

Keyword

Paragonimiasis; Lung cancer; Praziquantel

MeSH Terms

Astacoidea
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Eating
Female
Fresh Water
Humans
Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Middle Aged
Paragonimiasis
Paragonimus
Praziquantel
Prevalence
Reward
Thorax
Tuberculosis
Praziquantel
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