Paragonimus westermani

Paragonimus westermani
the lung fluke, a round, pink to brown species found in cysts in the lungs and sometimes in the pleura, liver, abdominal cavity, or elsewhere. It causes parasitic hemoptysis in southern and eastern Asia; infection is acquired through ingestion of infected freshwater crabs or crayfish.

Paragonimus westermani (A), egg; (B), adult, a hermaphrodite having an ovary and two branching testes.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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