A case of paragonimiasis.
A 2 1/2-year-old girl recently arrived from eastern Nigeria presented with a soft tissue swelling of the infraclavicular region. Subsequent investigation revealed a cavity in the left lung associated with a small pleural effusion and leucocytosis with pronounced eosinophilia. Clinical and serological findings were compatible with the diagnosis of paragonimiasis. After a course of Bitin-S the chest x-ray returned to normal, the soft tissue changes disappeared, and the eosinophil count fell.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000208:ethnology; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006113:United Kingdom