title: Rare case of paragonimiasis with involvement of the parotid gland alone in a 5-year-old boy.
abstract: Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Paragonimus trematodes, which are typical food-borne zoonoses prevalent in Asia, West Africa, and Latin America. A clinical infection by paragonimiasis usually begins with cough, haemoptysis, and dyspnoea, some of which overlap with symptoms of tuberculosis and other pulmonary disorders. Human paragonimiasis presents as a complex set of symptoms that may result in misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. The parotid is seldom affected. We describe the case of a 5-year-old boy with paragonimiasis who presented with a swelling of the parotid and no pulmonary signs or symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Zhizaoju Road 639, Shanghai 200011, China. Electronic address: yvettepeen@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yiping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Chuangqi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel
keywords: Paragonimiasis; Paragonimus; Parotid; Parotitis