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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2008, p. 2137-2140, Vol. 46, No. 6
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02424-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Pulmonary Paragonimiasis Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy{triangledown}

Neda Zarrin-Khameh, Deborah R. Citron, Charles E. Stager, and Rodolfo Laucirica*

Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas

Received 17 December 2007/ Returned for modification 4 February 2008/ Accepted 20 March 2008

We report a case of paragonimiasis involving a 12-year-old Latin American boy. The diagnosis was made by fine-needle aspiration biopsy of a pulmonary nodule. Identification of the species by morphometric analysis of the eggs indicated that the infection was caused by Paragonimus mexicanus.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030. Phone: (713) 873-3216. Fax: (713) 873-3214. E-mail: rodolfol{at}bcm.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 2 April 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2008, p. 2137-2140, Vol. 46, No. 6
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02424-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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