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Da Young Kim1, Jun-Won Seo1, Na-Ra Yun1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|July 16, 2026
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Extrapulmonary paragonimiasis, a lung fluke infection, can mimic tuberculosis. Molecular diagnostics confirmed Paragonimus westermani in a patient with abdominal pain and a thigh mass, enabling effective praziquantel treatment.

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