38-year-old woman was hospitalised twice for lung related issues, doctors made a shocking discovery during surgery: A live parasitic worm was moving inside her chest; here's how it entered the body
A woman suffering from repetitive pleural effusion underwent a thoracoscopic examination that unexpectedly revealed a live Paragonimus lung fluke in her chest cavity. Despite previous blood tests showing antibodies to other parasites, the source of her sympto…
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A woman suffering from repetitive pleural effusion underwent a thoracoscopic examination that unexpectedly revealed a live Paragonimus lung fluke in her chest cavity. Despite previous blood tests showing antibodies to other parasites, the source of her sympto…
<ul><li>News</li> <li>Health News</li> <li>38-year-old woman was hospitalised twice for lung related issues, doctors made a shocking discovery during surgery: A live parasitic worm was moving insid…
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