Open AccessFirst report of emerged pulmonary lophomoniasis in two Afghanian medical tourists
Author(s) -
Sharifpour Ali,
Zarrinfar Hossein,
Fakhar Mahdi,
Zakariaei Zakaria,
Soleymani Mostafa,
Banimostafavi Elham Sadat,
Nakhaei Maryam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5607
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , dermatology , pathology
Lophomonas is a neglected and emerging protozoan that infects the lower and upper respiratory tracts of humans. Here, we present two cases of lophomoniasis from Afghanistan that include symptoms such as fever, cough, hemoptysis, and pleural effusion.