| pulmonary paragonimiasis: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of 39 cases in manipur. | thirty-nine cases of pulmonary paragonimiasis due to paragonimus westermani were identified in manipur, india. recurrent haemoptysis, often increased on exertion, was the most common symptom. the clinical features and radiological appearances simulated pulmonary tuberculosis and 23 cases were treated for tuberculosis for varying periods before the final diagnosis. young males aged 11 to 30 years comprised two-thirds of the cases. the disease was acquired by eating raw or improperly cooked crabs ... | 1986 | 3603646 |
| paragonimiasis in manipur. | a survey was undertaken in the east district of imphal valley of manipur, india, using an intradermal test with saline extract of adult paragonimus westermani as test antigen to find out the prevalence of paragonimiasis and some of the epidemiological factors attributable to it. a total of 3,467 individuals of both sexes aged five years and above were tested. a total of 2934 persons admitted eating crabs and among them 234 were found reactive to paragonimus antigen. the prevalence rate observed ... | 1993 | 8144207 |
| first case of paragonimus westermani infection in a female patient in india. | paragonimiasis is a foodborne parasitic zoonosis caused by lung fluke species of the genus paragonimus. the paragonimus westermani is the most common human pathogen in asian countries. in northeast india, paragonimus heterotremus has been documented as the only human pathogen in the earlier literature. in india, p. westermani infection in humans remained undetermined. herein, we report a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis due to p. westermani in an adult female in manipur. the diagnosis was made b ... | 2015 | 25657140 |
| pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis: mimicker of tuberculosis. | infection caused by the lung fluke is endemic in north eastern parts of india. paragonimus westermani and paragonimus heterotremus are known to be endemic in eastern indian states of manipur and nagaland. the infection is related to eating habits of the locals and is acquired by ingestion of raw, inadequately cooked crabs or crayfish containing encysted metacercariae which act as second intermediate hosts during the life cycle of the lung fluke. diagnosis is generally delayed due to lack of susp ... | 2013 | 23432864 |