Pulmonary paragonimiasis with expectoration of worms: a case report.
A 40-year old Thai farmer with pulmonary paragonimiasis was treated with Praziquantel 25 mg/kg body weight, three times after meals for one day. On follow-up treatment during hospitalization he coughed up 7 adult lung flukes. The worms were identified as Paragonimus heterotremus. This is probably the first case report to demonstrate adult mature Paragonimus coughed up from man.
D000328:Adult; D003371:Cough; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D010238:Paragonimus; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011223:Praziquantel