Pulmonary schistosomiasis in a young male: A case report and review of the literature

Schistosoma is a parasitic infection that affects many people worldwide. However, pulmonary Schistosomiasis is very rare entity which defined as pulmonary involvement develops in persons living or travelling in endemic areas. We report a rare case of 23-year-old Yamani patient admitted as an emergen...

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Published in:Annals of thoracic medicine 2018-07, Vol.13 (3), p.190-192
Main Authors: Hajjar, Waseem, Alsheikh, Abdulmalik, Alhumaid, Alanoud, Alkreedees, Noura, Abdulwahed, Nouf, Hajjar, Adnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Chronic schistosomiasis
Diagnosis
Excision (Surgery)
Fever
Histopathology
Infections
Inflammation
Medical imaging
Mollusks
Patients
pulmonary granulomatosis
pulmonary schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis
Thoracic surgery
Thoracoscopy
Tropical diseases
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Schistosoma is a parasitic infection that affects many people worldwide. However, pulmonary Schistosomiasis is very rare entity which defined as pulmonary involvement develops in persons living or travelling in endemic areas. We report a rare case of 23-year-old Yamani patient admitted as an emergency with a 1-week history of productive cough, hemoptysis, and chest pain. Chest X-ray and computed tomography scan showed right upper lobe peripheral abscess cavity. All routine blood investigations and interventions such as bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage failed to confirm the diagnosis. However, he underwent right thoracoscopy and excision of this abscess, which unexpectedly showed in the histopathology of the resected specimen Schistosoma parasite infection.
ISSN:1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI:10.4103/atm.ATM_300_17