Nodular lung schistosomiais lesions after chemotherapy for dysgerminoma.
We report an unusual case of pulmonary schistosomiasis in a traveler to Mali that was diagnosed 16 months after primary infection, one month after she finished chemotherapy for a malignant tumor. Serologic analysis showed marked eosinophilia. Our case emphasizes the need to detect parasitic infections in cancer patients with unexplained eosinophilia, particularly in immigrants and travelers to tropical countries.
de Górgolas
Miguel
M
Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical Oncology Department, and Pathology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain. mgorgolas@fjd.es
Casado
Victoria
V
Renedo
Guadalupe
G
Alen
José Fortes
JF
Fernández Guerrero
Manuel L
ML
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008302:Mali; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012556:Schistosomicides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel
D012556:Schistosomicides; D011223:Praziquantel