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Year : 2005 | Volume
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Human paragonimiasis in enugu, south eastern Nigeria: A case report
N Ozumba Ph.D. , EA Nwobi FMCPH
Department of Communit y Medicine, Universit y o f Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Date of Web Publication | 23-Dec-2014 |
Correspondence Address: N Ozumba Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
This paper reports a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis in a man resident in Enugu who presented at a chest clinic with haemoptysis: and as initially misdiagnosed a!-zaving pulmonary tuberculosis. It discusses the diagnostic difficulties and the . c n uswn wtth pulmonary tuberculosis, draws attention to the widening endemic foci for pulmonary paragommtasts and the need for an appropriate control programme. Keywords: Endemic, Paragonimiasis, Haemoptysis, Tuberculosis, Prevalence
How to cite this article: Ozumba N, Nwobi E A. Human paragonimiasis in enugu, south eastern Nigeria: A case report. Sahel Med J 2005;8:47-8 |
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