First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings
Pulmonary cysticercosis is a rare manifestation of human cysticercosis, which mostly occurs in developing countries. The disease can affect the lung parenchyma and pleura, resulting in pulmonary nodules, pneumonitis, lung cavities, or pleural effusion. We herein present a case involving a man of adv...
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| description | Pulmonary cysticercosis is a rare manifestation of human cysticercosis, which mostly occurs in developing countries. The disease can affect the lung parenchyma and pleura, resulting in pulmonary nodules, pneumonitis, lung cavities, or pleural effusion. We herein present a case involving a man of advanced age who presented with symptomatic eosinophilic pleural effusion. A computed tomography scan of the chest showed left pleural effusion without lung parenchymal abnormalities. Pleuroscopy revealed novel findings of cysticercal pleural nodules confirmed by histological examination. The patient was diagnosed with isolated pleural cysticercosis. His symptoms and chest radiographic abnormalities improved after treatment with anthelmintic drugs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-31ed07a085034300ab7947cb6a2893182025-02-09T05:00:19ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712025-01-0153102157First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findingsPornchai Opartpunyasarn0Sumeth Termmathurapoj1Anan Wattanathum2Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding author. Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.Department of Pathology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, ThailandPulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, ThailandPulmonary cysticercosis is a rare manifestation of human cysticercosis, which mostly occurs in developing countries. The disease can affect the lung parenchyma and pleura, resulting in pulmonary nodules, pneumonitis, lung cavities, or pleural effusion. We herein present a case involving a man of advanced age who presented with symptomatic eosinophilic pleural effusion. A computed tomography scan of the chest showed left pleural effusion without lung parenchymal abnormalities. Pleuroscopy revealed novel findings of cysticercal pleural nodules confirmed by histological examination. The patient was diagnosed with isolated pleural cysticercosis. His symptoms and chest radiographic abnormalities improved after treatment with anthelmintic drugs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007124001801CysticercosisPulmonaryPleural effusionPleural nodule |
| spellingShingle | Pornchai Opartpunyasarn Sumeth Termmathurapoj Anan Wattanathum First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Cysticercosis Pulmonary Pleural effusion Pleural nodule |
| title | First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings |
| title_full | First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings |
| title_fullStr | First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings |
| title_full_unstemmed | First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings |
| title_short | First case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings |
| title_sort | first case report of isolated pleural cysticercosis demonstrating pleuroscopic findings |
| topic | Cysticercosis Pulmonary Pleural effusion Pleural nodule |
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