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Morán-Mariños C, Salas López J, Llanos-Tejada F, Casanova-Mendoza R, Villanueva-Villegas R, Chavez-Huamani A, Vargas-Ponce KG, Condori-Zevallos M. Case series of complicated bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis. Differential diagnosis of tuberculosis? Eur Clin Respir J 2024; 11:2325170. [PMID: 38455273 PMCID: PMC10919296 DOI: 10.1080/20018525.2024.2325170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary lophomoniasis is a rare and life-threatening disease, most commonly reported across Asian and Latin American countries. Here, we have reported two cases of pulmonary lophomoniasis presenting with atypical manifestations. Case #1 represents a 19-year-old male patient with clinical characteristics suggestive of tuberculosis, presenting with hemoptysis and receiving antituberculosis treatment. Case #2 represents a 69-year-old man with post-tuberculosis pulmonary disease with cystic bronchiectasis presenting with polymicrobial co-infection. Based on our case experience, lophomoniasis should be considered in patients with pneumonia who do not respond to antibiotic treatment, and the corresponding epidemiological factors should be carefully considered in addition to bronchoscopy for precise diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristian Morán-Mariños
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú
- Unidad de investigación en Bibliometría, Vicerrectorado de investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Perú
| | - Juan Salas López
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú
| | - Felix Llanos-Tejada
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas - INICIB, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas - INICIB, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú
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