Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5668989 | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Herein, we report a case of Paragonimus westermani infection, which required differentiation from recurrent lung cancer. A 66-year old Japanese man with a history of lung cancer who had undergone a lobectomy was referred to our clinic for treatment of cough, sputum, dyspnea, and a right pulmonary nodule. He had previously eaten seafood he visited China. P. westermani infection was confirmed by the presence of antibody against P. westermani antigen in the patient's serum and eggs in his sputum. Eventually, molecular identification by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and sequencing confirmed that the patient was infected with triploid forms of P. westermani.
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Authors
Naoya Itoh, Mika Tsukahara, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuyuki Morishima, Hiromu Sugiyama, Hanako Kurai,