title: Pulmonary paragonimiasis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: We report a case of paragonimiasis involving a 12-year-old Latin American boy. The diagnosis was made by fine-needle aspiration biopsy of a pulmonary nodule. Identification of the species by morphometric analysis of the eggs indicated that the infection was caused by Paragonimus mexicanus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zarrin-Khameh
authors.forename: Deborah R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Citron
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Stager
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laucirica
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D010238:Paragonimus / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*