title: Paragonimus westermani infection in lung: A confounding diagnostic entity.
abstract: Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by the genus Paragonimus. Fresh water snails, crabs, and crayfish are the first and second intermediate hosts, respectively. Humans acquire this infection by ingesting uncooked/undercooked crustaceans. Laboratory diagnosis of Paragonimiasis is done by demonstration of ova in the sputum/feces/pleural fluid or by serology. A case of pulmonary Paragonimiasis is presented herewith; the patient having been diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis earlier. The aim of this presentation is to highlight this entity so that it is considered in the differential diagnosis in a case of hemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nalhar (Mewat), Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakria
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dudani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anshu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Endemic hemoptysis; pulmonary paragonimiasis; zoonosis