Pulmonology
Pleural fluid characteristics of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis masquerading as pleural tuberculosis
Ki-Eun Hwang, Hyo-Yeop Song, Jae-Wan Jung, Su-Jin Oh, Kwon-Ha Yoon, Do-Sim Park, Eun-Taik Jeong, Hak-Ryul Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(1):56-61. Published online December 30, 2014
Background/Aims: Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis produces no specific symptoms or radiologic findings, allowing for the possibility of misdiagnosis. We evaluated the specific clinical and pleural fluid features of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis masquerading as pleural tuberculosis.
Methods: We retro..
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