CT evaluation of hepatic paragonimiasis with simultaneous duodenal or splenic involvement

Abstract Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the genus Paragonimus and usually leads to pulmonary disease. Hepatic paragonimiasis is rare, but duodenal and splenic involvement of this disease has not yet been reported in the literature. Herein, we report two rare cases of hepatic parag...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2012-07, Vol.36 (4), p.394-397
Main Authors: Li, Xue-Ming, Yu, Jian-Qun, He, Du, Peng, Li-Qing, Chu, Zhi-Gang, Chen, Dong-Dong, Luo, Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Animals
Anthelmintics - therapeutic use
Blood
Duodenal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Duodenal Diseases - drug therapy
Duodenal Diseases - parasitology
Duodenum
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Paragonimiasis
Paragonimiasis - diagnostic imaging
Paragonimiasis - drug therapy
Paragonimus - isolation & purification
Praziquantel - therapeutic use
Radiology
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Spleen
Spleen - diagnostic imaging
Spleen - parasitology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the genus Paragonimus and usually leads to pulmonary disease. Hepatic paragonimiasis is rare, but duodenal and splenic involvement of this disease has not yet been reported in the literature. Herein, we report two rare cases of hepatic paragonimiasis with simultaneous duodenal or splenic involvement, respectively, and described their CT features. Both patients were lifelong residents of an endemic area of paragonimiasis and were confirmed clinicopathologically.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.09.008