title: Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis: CT findings in 31 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to identify any specific CT features that may help in the diagnosis of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis usually manifests as a subpleural or subfissural nodule of about 2 cm in diameter that frequently contains a necrotic low-attenuation area. The constellation of focal pleural thickening and subpleural linear opacities leading to a necrotic peripheral pulmonary nodule is another frequent CT finding of paragonimiasis. Although minimal and easily overlooked, focal fibrotic pleural thickening adjacent to a pulmonary nodule can be an important clue in the diagnosis of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis on CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Sung
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joungho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Sung Shine
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Kyeongman
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Won-Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Inho
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: O Jung
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*