Retroperitoneal paragonimiasis: a case of ectopic paragonimiasis presenting as periureteral masses

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1999 Sep-Oct;23(5):696-8. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199909000-00009.

Abstract

We describe a case of retroperitoneal paragonimiasis presenting as periureteral masses. CT showed a conglomerate of enhancing nodules with subtle low attenuation in the center at the left iliac fossa and clustered, ring-like, enhancing lesions at the left renal hilum. When a retroperitoneal conglomerate of ring-like, enhancing lesions in association with pleuropulmonary disease suggestive of paragonimiasis can be found in endemic regions or in migrants from those regions, one may expect ectopic-retroperitoneal paragonimiasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
  • Animals
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Paragonimiasis / diagnosis*
  • Paragonimiasis / parasitology
  • Paragonimus / isolation & purification
  • Parasite Egg Count
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Retroperitoneal Space
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ureteral Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Ureteral Diseases / parasitology