Pleuropulmonary infection by paragonimus westermani in the united states: A rare cause of eosinophilic pneumonia after ingestion of live crabs

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 707-713

  Boland, Jennifer M ^a   Vaszar, Laszlo T ^b   Jones, Jeffrey L ^c   Mathison, Blaine A ^c   Rovzar, Michael A ^d   Colby, Thomas V ^b   Leslie, Kevin O ^b   Tazelaar, Henry D ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Mission Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

P. westermani; paragonimiasis; Paragonimus; pleuropulmonary parasitic infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CASE REPORT; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLEURISY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGONIMIASIS; PLEURISY; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954694964     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318211acd9     Document Type: Article

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