Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Lophomoniasis in a Patient with Persistent Granuloma: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Background and Clinical Significance: Lophomonas is a multiflagellate anaerobic protozoan that usually inhabits the intestines of insects, mainly cockroaches. However, bronchopulmonary infections caused by this parasite have been increasingly reported worldwide in recent decades. We provide important information for the diagnosis of this disease, which often goes undetected and frequently leads to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment. It is noteworthy that this is the third case reported in Mexico. Case Presentation: A 37-year-old male patient was hospitalized several times for pneumonia with a persistent granuloma in the right bronchial lobe. After extensive testing, the patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis and successfully treated with metronida

SUBMITTER: Mier-Briseno A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12199965 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature