A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration

We reported a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis presenting as wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration. The patient had an explicit history of eating raw freshwater crabs 6 months earlier, and a test for serum antibodies to paragonimus was positive. This case illustrates the complex natu...

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Main Authors:	Weiwei Ning, Limin Yang, Yanbin Chen, Cheng Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2021-02-01
Series:	European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739220960553

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spelling	doaj-afa9dd7ba3a745abbf1ee92294f112012021-02-12T02:05:23ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation2058-73922021-02-011910.1177/2058739220960553A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltrationWeiwei NingLimin YangYanbin ChenCheng ChenWe reported a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis presenting as wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration. The patient had an explicit history of eating raw freshwater crabs 6 months earlier, and a test for serum antibodies to paragonimus was positive. This case illustrates the complex nature of pathological processes and immunological responses in the lungs and highlights the need to consider the existence of paragonimus infection.https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739220960553
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spellingShingle	Weiwei Ning Limin Yang Yanbin Chen Cheng Chen A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration European Journal of Inflammation
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title	A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration
title_short	A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration
title_full	A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration
title_fullStr	A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration
title_full_unstemmed	A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration
title_sort	48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration
publisher	SAGE Publishing
series	European Journal of Inflammation
issn	2058-7392
publishDate	2021-02-01
description	We reported a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis presenting as wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration. The patient had an explicit history of eating raw freshwater crabs 6 months earlier, and a test for serum antibodies to paragonimus was positive. This case illustrates the complex nature of pathological processes and immunological responses in the lungs and highlights the need to consider the existence of paragonimus infection.
url	https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739220960553
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A 48 year old male with wandering pleural effusion and pulmonary infiltration

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