Paragonimiasis in tuberculosis patients in Nagaland, India

• Main Authors: Mrinalini Das (Author), Katerina Doleckova (Author), Rahul Shenoy (Author), Jagadish Mahanta (Author), Kanwar Narain (Author), K. Rekha Devi (Author), Tongmeth Konyak (Author), Homa Mansoor (Author), Petros Isaakidis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: One of the infections that mimic tuberculosis (TB) is paragonimiasis (PRG), a foodborne parasitic disease caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. In the northeastern states of India, TB and PRG are endemic; however, PRG is rarely included in the differential diagnosis of TB. Obje...