Paragonimiasis presenting with unilateral pseudochylothorax: Case report and literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 386-388

  Thewjitcharoen, Yotsapon ^a   Poopitaya, Supaporn ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA THICKENING; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND;

ANTHELMINTICS; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGONIMIASIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PRAZIQUANTEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744819774     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500372853     Document Type: Review

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