Korean J Gastroenterol.  2013 Jun;61(6):351-353. 10.4166/kjg.2013.61.6.351.

Heterotopic Paragonimiasis Presented by Intra-abdominal Masses

• Kim AY

• KMID: 1718069
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2013.61.6.351

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Abdomen/pathology
Animals
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use
Bronchi/pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Paragonimiasis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/parasitology
Paragonimus westermani/isolation & purification
Praziquantel/therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Anthelmintics
Praziquantel

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Contrast-enhanced chest CT. (A) Bronchiectatic change with peribronchial cavitary lesion (thin arrow) and nodule (thick arrow) were presented on axial CT images. (B) Aggregated low-density nodular lesions along paratracheal area (arrowhead) and right subphrenic space (arrow) were presented on coronal image.

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  Fig. 2. Axial images of contrast-enhanced abdomen CT demonstrated conglomerated cyst-like low density masses (arrows) in perihepatic and cardiophrenic space (A), omentum (B), and pelvis (C).

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  Fig. 3. Fine needle aspiration cytology, obtained from perihepatic and peribronchial lesions, showed eggs of Paragonimus westermani (arrows) with eosinophil-dominant inflammatory cells (H&E, ×400).

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