PARAGONIMIASIS OR PARASITIC HEMOPTYSIS
- 26 February 1910
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. LIV (9) , 697-699
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1910.92550350001001g
Abstract
Paragonimus westermannii, Distoma westermanii, Distoma pulmonis or Distoma pulmonale, as the fluke which causes this disease has been variously termed, is parasitic in the lungs of man in Japan, China, Corea and Formosa, where in some districts a considerable proportion of the inhabitants are said to be infected. Ward1reports the discovery of this parasite in the lungs of a dog from Ohio, and comments on the importance of the recognition of any cases that should occur on the American continent. He notes the character of the parasite and of the eggs, and describes the disease. We have made liberal use of his article. Stiles2and Sir Patrick Manson and A. E. Shipley3similarly give a detailed account of the parasite and the nature of the disease. To these three articles the reader is referred for a description of the fluke, its geographical distribution, etc. Pathologically the parasiteKeywords
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