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Paragonimus westermani found in the tip of a little finger

Title
Paragonimus westermani found in the tip of a little finger
Authors
Sim Y.S.Lee J.H.Hong S.C.Chang J.H.Kang S.R.Yang H.J.Sung S.H.
Ewha Authors
성순희장중현강소라이진화양현종
SCOPUS Author ID
성순희scopusscopus; 장중현scopus; 강소라scopus; 이진화scopusscopus; 양현종scopus
Issue Date
2010
Journal Title
Internal Medicine
ISSN
0918-2918JCR Link
Citation
Internal Medicine vol. 49, no. 15, pp. 1645 - 1648
Indexed
SCIE; SCOPUS WOS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Paragonimiasis is the infestation of lung flukes of the trematode genus Paragonimus. Because the symptoms and radiologic findings of paragonimiasis mimic those of tuberculosis, some patients with paragonimiasis are initially treated for tuberculosis. Although Paragonimus may also reach ectopic sites such as the peritoneum or brain, infection in the skin is rare. To our knowledge, paragonimiasis has not been found in the tip of a finger. We report a case of 39-year-old woman who was belatedly diagnosed as having paragonimiasis with a parasitic migration to the tip of the left little finger after initial misdiagnosis of tubercular serositis. © 2010 The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.
DOI
10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3495
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