All issues > Volume 25(2); 1982

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(2):168-174. Published online February 28, 1982.

A case of Pneumothorax due to Paragonimiasis with Family.

S J Han¹, B Y Pyun¹, D H Lee¹, S J Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Soon Chun Hyang College, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We experienced one case of pneumothorax due to paragonimiasis of 6 years aged girl. The diagnosis was established by characteristic feature of ova on stool and sputum. A brief review of related literature was presented.

Keywords :Paragonimiasis;Pneumothorax