Pulmonary paragonimiasis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
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.
Zarrin-Khameh
Neda
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Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Citron
Deborah R
DR
Stager
Charles E
CE
Laucirica
Rodolfo
R
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*