[Radiographic findings in Rhesus monkeys experimentally infected with African lung flukes (Paragonimus africanus and...

The radiographic pattern in the course of experimentally infected Rhesus monkeys with the two African fluke species Paragonimus africanus and P. uterobilateralis consist of hilar dilatation, streaky, patchy or diffuse shadows, cavities, atelectases and pleural reactions. All animals develop changes in both lungs, those infected with P. africanus preferentially in the lower parts. There is an obvious correlation with the autopsy findings in the same animals as well as radiological features in human infections in the endemic area.