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Paragonimiasis

Known as: HEMOPTYSIS, ENDEMIC, Pulmonary distomiasis, Lung fluke disease 
A parasitic infection caused by trematodes of the Paragonimus genus. Humans are infected from ingestion of raw or undercooked food. It results in… 
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Trematode Infections

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2004
2004
A village cluster of paragonimiasis in Vientiane province, Lao PDR
Human infection by the lung fluke Paragonimus sp is endemic in Lao PDR. Screening of patients with chronic cough was undertaken… 
1999
1999
Re-emergence of paragonimiasis in Kyushu, Japan.
During 1986-1998 we found 104 paragonimiasis cases, which were referred to our laboratory for immunodiagnosis or identification… 
1985
1985
A field study of paragonimiasis in Venezuela.
In a natural focus of paragonimiasis in the northeastern region of Venezuela, 130 people were clinically, parasitologically and… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Paragonimiasis in the Philippines: current status.
: Paragonimiasis in the Philippines was first reported in 1907. The first attempt to study its life cycle was made in 1941 when… 
1982
1982
Hepatic damage in experimental and clinical paragonimiasis.
The hepatic damage induced by Paragonimus skrjabini, and the migration route of this species and that of P. westermani, were… 
1981
1981
Pleural paragonimiasis in a Southeast Asia refugee.
We report a Laotian patient with pleural paragonimiasis who did not have the usual diagnostic triad for this parasitic disease… 
1981
1981
Pleural Paragonimiasis in a Southeast Asian Refugee1–2
We report a Laotian patient with pleural paragonimiasis who did not have the usual diagnostic triad for this parasitic disease… 
1970
1970
Treatment of Paragonimus westermani infections with bithionol.
Abstract Bithionol—2,2′thiobis(4,6-bichlorphenol)—was used for the mass treatment of 1,355 patients with proved infections with… 
1967
1967
Bithionol treatment in cerebral paragonimiasis.
Summary We have reported our experience in the treatment of 24 cases of cerebral paragonimiasis with bithionol, summarizing two… 
1955
1955
The roentgen characteristics of pulmonary paragonimiasis.
Two hundred and twenty-seven patients with pulmonary paragonimiasis were studied from a roentgenographic standpoint to ascertain…