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Kim: Heterotopic Paragonimiasis Presented by Intraabdominal Masses

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Fig. 1.
Contrast-enhanced chest CT. (A) Bronchiectatic change with peribronchial cavitary lesion (thin arrow) and nodule (thick arrow) were presented on axial CT images. (B) Aggregated low-density nodular lesions along paratracheal area (arrowhead) and right subphrenic space (arrow) were presented on coronal image.
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Fig. 2.
Axial images of contrast-enhanced abdomen CT demonstrated conglomerated cyst-like low density masses (arrows) in perihepatic and cardiophrenic space (A), omentum (B), and pelvis (C).
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Fig. 3.
Fine needle aspiration cytology, obtained from perihepatic and peribronchial lesions, showed eggs of Paragonimus westermani (arrows) with eosinophil-dominant inflammatory cells (H&E, ×400).
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