Paragonimiasis: an unusual  case of haemoptysis

Ibrahim, Murad G; Bunter, Richard; Rajasooriar, Stanley; Thien, Francis

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01866.x

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To the Editor: Parasitic infections of the respiratory tract are rare causes of haemoptysis in Western communities, and are often clinically indistinguishable from pulmonary tuberculosis.1

1 Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: muradibrahim@hotmail.com

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