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  • Title: Pulmonary paragonimiasis. Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology.
    Author: Rangdaeng S, Alpert LC, Khiyami A, Cottingham K, Ramzy I.
    Journal: Acta Cytol; 1992; 36(1):31-6. PubMed ID: 1546510.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of paragonimiasis in a Nigerian woman evaluated for symptoms of chronic respiratory disease five years after chemotherapy for primary lymphoma of the breast. Fine needle aspiration of one of two fibrocavitary pulmonary lesions yielded thick, brown material in which ova diagnostic of Paragonimus westermani were identified cytologically. This disease is unusual in natives of North America but is seen in travelers and immigrants from Asia, Africa, and South and Central America, where it is endemic. The infection can be fatal, especially if it involves the central nervous system. The clinical differential is broad, but an accurate diagnosis may be made by fine needle aspiration, thus allowing proper treatment.
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