| Paragonimus Empyema: Report of Four Cases |
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Tae Hoon Ahn, Jae Yun Cho, Zin Mock Yoo, Kwang Ho In, Kyung Ho Kang, Dong Joo Oh, Se Hwa Yoo |
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Department of lnternal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea |
| 폐흡충에 의한 무균성 농흉 4예 |
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안태훈, 조재연, 유진목, 인광호, 강경호, 오동주, 유세화 |
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| Abstract |
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Empyema is diagnosed by the presence of pus in the pleural aspirate or positive bacterial culture of the pleural fluid. But the etiologic agent may not be found in spite of various diagnostic methods Pleuro-pulmonary paragonimiasis can be easily overlooked by physicians who do not suspect this disease in the differential diagnoses. We repoπ four cases of paragonimus empyema which were confirmed by demonstration of ova in the pleural fluid in one case and presence of antibody by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and clinical improvement by administration of praziquantel in other cases. Diagnostic implication was discussed with review of the literatures. |
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