Paragonimus kellicotti: A Lung Infection in Our Own Backyard
Paragonimiasis is an infection caused by the lung fluke of the genus Peel Pads Paragonimus.Within the United States, paragonimiasis has been commonly diagnosed in Southeast Asian immigrants infected with the Asian lung fluke Paragonimus westermani.Infections from the North American lung fluke, Paragonimus kellicotti, have been rare, although more i