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15678909

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
A 61 year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of exertional dyspnea and presented with left pleural effusion. Laboratory findings showed peripheral eosinophilia and a slightly elevated inflammatory reaction. Chest X-ray film and CT revealed left pleural effusion, but there were no particular abnormal findings on the lung fields. Pleural effusion was exudative, yellowish and contained numerous eosinophils. His detailed medical history showed that he had eaten uncooked snakes, which led us to suspect parasite diseases. Multiple-dot ELISA method was performed to detect specific anti-parasite antibody. The patient was diagnosed with sparganosis after the detection of a highly positive reaction against Spirometra erinacei-europaei in both serum and pleural effusion. Parasite disease is an important consideration on differential diagnosis of eosinophilic pleural effusion, and multiple-dot ELISA method might be helpful for screening it.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1343-3490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1019-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of sparganosis with eosinophilic pleural effusion].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Respiratory Medicine, International Medical Center of Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports