Large Pericardial Effusion Due to Paragonimiasis in a 4-Year-Old Chinese Boy

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 18;6(4):ofz145. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz145. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Large pericardial effusion (PE) and bilateral pleural effusion were found in a 4-year-old Chinese boy. An emergent surgery was performed. The biopsy showed massive eosinophil infiltration. Serologic test for Paragonimus skrjabini was positive. Postoperative praziquantel therapy was effective.

Keywords: China; children; paragonimiasis; pericardial effusion; pulmonary distomatosis.