Human syngamosis: the first case in Korea

Parasites of the genusMammomonogamus affect the respiratory tract of domestic mammals but have only rarely been reported in humans. In this case report the diagnosis of human syngamosis is described following bronchoscopic examination of a patient whose initial symptoms were simply of community acqu...

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Published in:Thorax 1998-08, Vol.53 (8), p.717-718
Main Authors: Kim, Hie Yeon, Lee, Sang Moo, Joo, Jong- Eun, Na, Moon Jun, Ahn, Myoung Hee, Min, Duk Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Bronchoscopy
Case Report
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Korea - epidemiology
Larynx
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Lungs
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
pneumonia
Strongylida - isolation & purification
Strongylida Infections - diagnosis
Strongylida Infections - epidemiology
syngamosis
Tropical medicine
Zoonoses - epidemiology
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Summary:Parasites of the genusMammomonogamus affect the respiratory tract of domestic mammals but have only rarely been reported in humans. In this case report the diagnosis of human syngamosis is described following bronchoscopic examination of a patient whose initial symptoms were simply of community acquired pneumonia. The patient had a persistent and productive cough with intermittent fever during 10 days of observation. After bronchoscopic extraction of the parasites and treatment with albendazole he recovered fully. This is one of the first recognised cases of human syngamosis in Korea.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.53.8.717