Crawling Pneumonia From Our Backyard: Case of North American Paragonimiasis

Abstract

Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection caused by trematodes of the genus Paragonimus transmitted by eating raw or undercooked crawfish or crabs. The parasite has a tendency to cause pneumonia and to disseminate elsewhere in the body. We are reporting a case in a young male with North American Paragonomiasis highlighting the importance of imaging features.