First report of emerged pulmonary lophomoniasis in two Afghanian medical tourists

Abstract

Abstract Lophomonas is a neglected and emerging protozoan that infects the lower and upper respiratory tracts of humans. Here, we present two cases of lophomoniasis from Afghanistan that include symptoms such as fever, cough, hemoptysis, and pleural effusion.

Keywords

• Afghanistan
• Lophomonas
• lophomoniasis
• respiratory