Browse > Article

A Case of Pulmonary Paragonimiasis Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis  

Kim, Hyun Soo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Ko, Young Sun (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kwak, Hyun Jung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee, Hee Kyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Sang Heon (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Tae-Hyung (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Sohn, Jang Won (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Yoon, Ho Joo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Shin, Dong Ho (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Park, Sung Soo (Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Publication Information
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.63, no.5, 2007 , pp. 440-443 More about this Journal
Abstract
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. As the clinical and radiological features as well as the laboratory findings are similar to that of pulmonary tuberculosis, the differential diagnosis of pulmonary paragonimiasis is very difficult. We experienced a case of a patient with pulmonary paragonimiasis who was treated as having pulmonary tuberculosis.
Keywords
Paragonimiasis; Tuberculosis;
Citations & Related Records

Times Cited By SCOPUS : 0
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Choi DW. Paragonimus and paragonimiasis in Korea. Korean J Parasitol 1990;28s:79-102
2 Jeon K, Koh WJ, Kim H, Kwon OJ, Kim TS, Lee KS, et al. Clinical feature of recently diagnosed pulmonary paragonimiasis in Korea. Chest 2005;128:1423-30   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Singh TN, Kananbala S, Devi KS. Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis: a report of three cases. Indian J Med Microbiol 2005;23: 131-4   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Singh TS, Mutum SS, Razaque MA. Pulmonary paragonimiasis: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of 39 cases in Manipur. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1986; 80:967-71   DOI
5 Kim TS, Han J, Shim SS, Jeon K, Koh WJ, Lee I, et al. Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis: CT findings in 31 patients. Am J Roentgenol 2005;185:616-21   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Sadun EH, Buck AA. Paragonimiasis in South Korea: immunodiagnostic, epidemiologic, clinical, roentgenologic and therapeutic studies. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1960;9:562-99   DOI
7 Ministry of Health & Welfare. 7th national survey of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Korea. 2005
8 Shim YS, Cho SY, Han YC. Pulmonary paragonimiasis: a Korean perspective. Semin Respir Med 1991;12:35-45   DOI
9 Johnson JR, Falk A, Iber C, Davies S. Paragonimiasis in the United States: a report of nine cases in Hmong immigrants. Chest 1982;82:168-71   DOI   ScienceOn
10 Kuzucu A. Parasitic disease of the respiratory tract. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2006;12:212-21   DOI
11 Cho SY, Lee DK, Kang SY, Kim SI. An epidemiological study of human paragonimiasis by means of micro- ELISA. Korean J Parasitol 1983;21:246-56   DOI