Risk factors and clinical features for pulmonary paragonimiasis-associated pneumothorax.

• Main Authors: Yunhong Song (Author), Jeongmin Lee (Author), Wonchang Hahn (Author), Yujeong Jang (Author), Seungwon Na (Author), Sang-Min Oh (Author), Joo-Hee Hwang (Author), Chang-Seop Lee (Author), Yeong Hun Choe (Author), Jeong-Hwan Hwang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic helminthiasis, is a parasitic disease of the lung caused by infection with trematodes species of the genus Paragonimus. Although pneumothorax has been reported as occuring with paragonimiasis, to date no study has been pe...