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ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine

A case report of pulmonary paragonimiasis diagnosed via the deterioration of pulmonary cavities during high-dose corticosteroid therapy for chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.

Takehiro Hashimoto, Akira Nishizono, Kazufumi Hiramatsu

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Article in Annals of thoracic medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Pulmonary Paragonimiasis: A Pitfall in IgG4-Related Disease Diagnosis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Takehiro HashimotoHospital Infection Control Center, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Akira NishizonoDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
Kazufumi HiramatsuHospital Infection Control Center, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 32-year-old Chinese woman with a cough and bloody sputum was diagnosed with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. After starting corticosteroid therapy, chest radiography showed improvement in the bilateral infiltrative shadow. However, chest image findings showed worsening of the bilateral infiltrative shadow and pulmonary cavities during the 20 mg/day of oral prednisolone therapy. Transbronchial lung biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage were repeated, and the patient was diagnosed with pulmonary paragonimiasis. After starting praziquantel treatment, chest radiography findings and clinical symptoms improved. Careful follow-up during corticosteroid therapy is important to judge whether transient improvement and true deterioration of radiological findings.

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Chronic eosinophilic pneumoniacorticosteroid therapyParagonimus ovapulmonary paragonimiasis

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PMID39926405
PMCPMC11804950

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