title: Paragonimiasis in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue: report of 3 cases.
abstract: Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the lung fluke, Paragonimus spp. Lung flukes may be found in various organs, such as the brain, peritoneum, subcutaneous tissues, and retroperitoneum, other than the lungs. Abdominal paragonimiasis raises a considerable diagnostic challenge to clinicians, because it is uncommon and may be confused with other abdominopelvic inflammatory diseases, particularly peritoneal tuberculosis, and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Also, subcutaneous paragonimiasis does not easily bring up clinical suspicion, due to its rarity. We herein report 2 cases of abdominal paragonimiasis and 1 case of subcutaneous paragonimiasis in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 561-180, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo Sung
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Min Ro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D010238:Paragonimus / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011859:Radiography; D056910:Republic of Korea; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000469:parasitology*