Eosinophilic pleural effusion due to Spirometra mansoni spargana: a case report and review of the literature

Quan Lin; Jin-Sheng Ouyang; Jian-Min Li; Li Yang; Yu-Ping Li; Cheng-Shui Chen

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.014

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (May 2015)

Eosinophilic pleural effusion due to Spirometra mansoni spargana: a case report and review of the literature

Quan Lin,
Jin-Sheng Ouyang,
Jian-Min Li,
Li Yang,
Yu-Ping Li,
Cheng-Shui Chen

Affiliations

Quan Lin: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Jin-Sheng Ouyang: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Jian-Min Li: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Li Yang: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Yu-Ping Li: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Cheng-Shui Chen: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.014
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34, no. C
pp. 96 – 98

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A 36-year-old female presented with an eosinophilic pleural effusion. The eosinophilic pleural effusion was considered to have been caused by a parasitic infection. Spirometra mansoni spargana was confirmed by semi-rigid thoracoscopy. About 2 months after treatment with praziquantel for 3 days, the pleural effusion had disappeared on the chest roentgenogram.

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-infectious-diseases/

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