1. Case Report: Clonorchis sinensis Infection Associated with Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
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Reddy, Archana K, Chakrabarty, Melony, Liu, Ying, Cohen, Stuart H, and Maniar, Archana H
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Pneumonia & Influenza ,Lung ,Pneumonia ,Infectious Diseases ,2.1 Biological and endogenous factors ,Aetiology ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Animals ,China ,Clonorchiasis ,Clonorchis sinensis ,Feces ,Fishes ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Pulmonary Eosinophilia ,Radiography ,Thorax ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Tropical Medicine ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
Clonorchis sinensis, a trematode prevalent in East Asia, causes hepatobiliary infection. Exposure typically occurs through ingestion of raw or undercooked fish containing the encysted larval form of the parasite. Extrahepatobiliary disease has not commonly been described. In this case report, we describe an unusual case of C. sinensis infection associated with eosinophilic pneumonia. A middle-aged man from China presented with subacute cough and was found to have a bilateral diffuse eosinophilic pneumonia with associated peripheral eosinophilia. Stool microscopy revealed C. sinensis eggs, and the patient improved after treatment with prednisone and praziquantel. Pulmonary clonorchiasis should be considered in patients with eosinophilic pneumonia from areas highly endemic for this pathogen.
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- 2021