PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T Schaberg
AU  - W Rahn
AU  - P Racz
AU  - H Lode
TI  - Pulmonary schistosomiasis resembling acute pulmonary tuberculosis
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.93.04081023
DP  - 1991 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 1023--1026
VI  - 4
IP  - 8
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/4/8/1023.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/4/8/1023.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1991 Sep 01; 4
AB  - Pulmonary involvement of schistosomiasis is usually characterized by a miliary mottling or diffuse nodular infiltrates. In most cases, pulmonary involvement is associated with an apparent clinical involvement of other organs. This report describes a 35 yr old patient who developed a cavity, a parenchymatous infiltrate and hilar adenopathy in association with pulmonary schistosomiasis. Schistosoma eggs were demonstrated in transbronchial biopsies from the lung. Pulmonary involvement of schistosomiasis is reviewed and atypical features are discussed, which may lead to diagnostic difficulties, particularly compared to tuberculosis.