title: Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis with migrated lesions cured by multiple therapies.
abstract: Paragonimiasis is an infectious disease caused by Trematodes of the genus Paragonimus that is endemic in Asia, Africa, and South America. Most patients with paragonimiasis are cured by standard praziquantel treatment. However, several cases have been reported to have unsatisfactory responses to the standard praziquantel treatment. To probe the clinical characteristics, possible cause, and management of the paragonimiasis individuals improved by multiple therapies, we present a 12-year-old Chinese boy, who was infected with Paragonimus accompanied by arachnoid cyst involvement, as not having typical clinical symptoms, but repeatedly presenting with migrated lesions between the lung and pleura. He responded to treatment with 3 cycles of praziquantel and 1 cycle of albendazole.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Dongliang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole