Bronchodilator Reversibility Occurring during the Acute Phase of Paragonimiasis westermani Infection: A Case Report.

Bronchodilator Reversibility Occurring during the Acute Phase of Paragonimiasis westermani Infection: A Case Report. Intern Med. 2018 Aug 24;: Authors: Harada T, Kawasaki Y, Tsukada A, Osawa Y, Takami H, Yamaguchi K, Kurai J, Yamasaki A, Shimizu E Abstract A 43-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with peripheral blood hyper eosinophilia and abnormal chest X-ray findings. Her pleural effusion revealed hypereosinophilia and a low glucose level. She was diagnosed with pulmonary paragonimiasis based on an elevated antibody level of Paragonimiasis westermani. Although she had no medical history of allergic disorders, a pulmonary function test revealed bronchodilator reversibility. After praziquantel therapy, her symptoms, hypereosinophilia in peripheral blood, and pleural effusion were improved. A repeated pulmonary function test after praziquantel therapy showed a negative bronchodilator response. Pulmonary paragonimiasis may induce bronchodilator reversibility during the acute phase of infection. PMID: 30146559 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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