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ArticleRespirology case reports2025

Spontaneous Pneumothorax Secondary to Pulmonary Paragonimiasis: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Delay in Eastern Nepal.

Arun Kumar Mahato, Sonu Shah, Sandip Kumar Sah, K C Rupak, Bigyan Adhikari, Ashit Pokhrel

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Arun Kumar MahatoDepartment of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-7226
Sonu ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar Nepal.
Sandip Kumar SahDepartment of Internal Medicine Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar Nepal.
K C RupakDepartment of Internal Medicine Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar Nepal.
Bigyan AdhikariNobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar Nepal.
Ashit PokhrelDepartment of Internal Medicine Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar Nepal.

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Abstract

Paragonimiasis, or oriental lung fluke, a zoonotic disease acquired by consuming raw or undercooked crustaceans such as crabs or snails, can mimic tuberculosis in endemic regions. There is a wide range of clinical symptoms depending on the parasite location, from non-specific symptoms like diarrhoea, abdominal pain, rash, and fever to pleuropulmonary symptoms like cough, haemoptysis, chest pain, and dyspnoea. Pneumothorax is the rare clinical picture. We present a case of a 48-year-old male non-smoker with a persistent cough for 3 months and who was treated for acute eosinophilic pneumonia initially at another centre. He then presented with symptoms of spontaneous pneumothorax at our centre and was treated with a chest tube. Revisiting the history, raw snail consumption was noted. Microscopic examination of a wet mount bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) confirmed the diagnosis of

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freshwater snailhypereosinophiliaParagonimus westermanipraziquantelspontaneous pneumothorax

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PMID40017468
PMCPMC11864818

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