Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report

ABSTRACT: The global incidence of lung fluke disease is low, and the infection is a rare cause of pleural effusion in adults. This article reports a case of exudative pleural effusion accompanied by eosinophilia in a 19-year-old male which was finally proven to be caused by lung fluke infection thro...

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Autores principales:	Ling Ai, Jingyuan Li, Ting Ye, Wenjun Wang, Yuying Li
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Lung fluke Pleural effusion Exudate Eosinophilia Serological tests Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f20a9c80107249158b1096dc237990c02021-12-04T04:33:21ZExudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report1201-971210.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.005https://doaj.org/article/f20a9c80107249158b1096dc237990c02022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008523https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712ABSTRACT: The global incidence of lung fluke disease is low, and the infection is a rare cause of pleural effusion in adults. This article reports a case of exudative pleural effusion accompanied by eosinophilia in a 19-year-old male which was finally proven to be caused by lung fluke infection through antibody testing. This case highlights that lung fluke infection is an easily overlooked cause of pleural effusion. Eosinophilia is a potential marker of infection, and serological tests could further confirm the diagnosis.Ling AiJingyuan LiTing YeWenjun WangYuying LiElsevierarticleLung flukePleural effusionExudateEosinophiliaSerological testsInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 114, Iss , Pp 175-177 (2022)
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topic	Lung fluke Pleural effusion Exudate Eosinophilia Serological tests Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
spellingShingle	Lung fluke Pleural effusion Exudate Eosinophilia Serological tests Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Ling Ai Jingyuan Li Ting Ye Wenjun Wang Yuying Li Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
description	ABSTRACT: The global incidence of lung fluke disease is low, and the infection is a rare cause of pleural effusion in adults. This article reports a case of exudative pleural effusion accompanied by eosinophilia in a 19-year-old male which was finally proven to be caused by lung fluke infection through antibody testing. This case highlights that lung fluke infection is an easily overlooked cause of pleural effusion. Eosinophilia is a potential marker of infection, and serological tests could further confirm the diagnosis.
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title	Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
title_short	Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
title_full	Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
title_fullStr	Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
title_full_unstemmed	Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
title_sort	exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2022
url	https://doaj.org/article/f20a9c80107249158b1096dc237990c0
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Exudative pleural effusion caused by lung fluke infection: case report

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