Pulmonary schistosomiasis in a young male: A case report and review of the literature
We report a rare case of 23-year-old Yamani patient admitted as an emergency with a 1-week history of productive cough, hemoptysis, and chest pain. Chest X-ray and computed tomography scan showed right upper lobe peripheral abscess cavity. All routine blood investigations and interventions such as bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage failed to confirm the diagnosis. However, he underwent right thoracoscopy and excision of this abscess, which unexpectedly showed in the histopathology of the resected specimen Schistosoma parasite infection.
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Waseem M Hajjar Abdulmalik M Alsheikh Alanoud Y Alhumaid Noura A Alkreedees Nouf B Abdulwahed Adnan W Hajjar Source Type: research
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