title: Eosinophilic pleural effusion due to Spirometra mansoni spargana: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 36-year-old female presented with an eosinophilic pleural effusion. The eosinophilic pleural effusion was considered to have been caused by a parasitic infection. Spirometra mansoni spargana was confirmed by semi-rigid thoracoscopy. About 2 months after treatment with praziquantel for 3 days, the pleural effusion had disappeared on the chest roentgenogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China. Electronic address: lquan007@163.com.
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Shui
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013032:Sparganum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013146:Spirometra / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel
keywords: Eosinophilic pleural effusion; Semi-rigid thoracoscopy; Spirometra mansoni spargana