paragonimiasis

paragonimiasis
A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani, in humans usually spread by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes.

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  • paragonimiasis — Infección crónica por el trematodo pulmonar Paragonimus westermani. Se caracteriza por hemoptisis, bronquitis y, en algunos casos, masas abdominales, dolor y diarrea o afectación cerebral con parálisis, alteraciones oculares o convulsiones. La… …   Diccionario médico

  • Paragonimiasis — Paragonimiasis,   die Lungenegelkrankheit, Lungenegel …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Paragonimiasis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30756 ICD10 = ICD10|B|66|4|b|65 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1729 MeshID = Paragonimiasis is a food borne parasitic infection caused by the lung… …   Wikipedia

  • paragonimiasis — Infection with a worm of the genus Paragonimus, especially P. westermani. SYN: pulmonary distomiasis. * * * par·a·gon·i·mi·a·sis .par ə .gän ə mī ə səs n, pl a·ses .sēz infestation with or disease caused by a lung fluke of the genus Paragonimus …   Medical dictionary

  • paragonimiasis — endemic haemoptysis; n. a tropical disease that occurs principally in the Far East, caused by the presence of the fluke Paragonimus westermani in the lungs. The infection is acquired by eating inadequately cooked shellfish, such as crayfish and… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • paragonimiasis — ▪ pathology       infection caused by Paragonimus westermani, or lung fluke, a parasitic worm some 8 to 12 mm (0.3 to 0.5 inch) long. It is common in Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines, and Indonesia and has also been reported in parts of… …   Universalium

  • paragonimiasis — par·a·gon·i·mi·a·sis …   English syllables

  • paragonimiasis — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Парагонимоз (Paragonimiasis), Кровохарканье Эндемическое (Endemic Haemoptysis) — тропическое заболевание, развивающееся преимущественно у жителей Дальнего Востока; вызывается попаданием в легкие человека трематод вида Paragonimus westermani. Заражение происходит при употреблении в пищу плохо обработанной рыбы, особенно речных …   Медицинские термины

  • lung fluke disease — paragonimiasis …   Medical dictionary

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