A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report
Lophomonas blattarum is a flagellated protozoan parasite found in cockroaches' and termites' hindgut. It can rarely cause bronchopulmonary infection in humans, especially in people with other comorbidities or immunocompromised, but the prevalence and characterization of the disease remain...
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Lophomonas blattarum is a flagellated protozoan parasite found in cockroaches' and termites' hindgut. It can rarely cause bronchopulmonary infection in humans, especially in people with other comorbidities or immunocompromised, but the prevalence and characterization of the disease remains poorly understood.
In this case report, we present a case of a 51-year-old male patient with underlying Hepatitis B presenting with a persistent cough for more than two weeks. During evaluation, microscopic examination of the wet mount of Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed actively motile trophozoite of Lophomonas blattarum. The patient was treated with metronidazole with significant improvement in two weeks.
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| spelling | doaj-art-05c13a334a314c4691eaace8df5f88ee2025-08-20T02:58:11ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2024-12-016328110.31729/jnma.8866A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case ReportArun Kumar Mahato0Sonu Shah1Rupak K C2Sudarshan Kandel3Neetika Paudel4Saharoj Siddiqui5Niranjan K C6Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kanchanwari, Biratnagar, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kanchanwari, Biratnagar, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kanchanwari, Biratnagar, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kanchanwari, Biratnagar, NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nepalgunj Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kohalpur, Banke, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kanchanwari, Biratnagar, Nepal Lophomonas blattarum is a flagellated protozoan parasite found in cockroaches' and termites' hindgut. It can rarely cause bronchopulmonary infection in humans, especially in people with other comorbidities or immunocompromised, but the prevalence and characterization of the disease remains poorly understood. In this case report, we present a case of a 51-year-old male patient with underlying Hepatitis B presenting with a persistent cough for more than two weeks. During evaluation, microscopic examination of the wet mount of Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed actively motile trophozoite of Lophomonas blattarum. The patient was treated with metronidazole with significant improvement in two weeks. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8866bronchopulmonary infectionhepatitis BimmunosupressionLophomonasparasite |
| spellingShingle | Arun Kumar Mahato Sonu Shah Rupak K C Sudarshan Kandel Neetika Paudel Saharoj Siddiqui Niranjan K C A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report Journal of Nepal Medical Association bronchopulmonary infection hepatitis B immunosupression Lophomonas parasite |
| title | A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas Blattarum : A Case Report |
| title_sort | rare case of bronchopulmonary infection by lophomonas blattarum a case report |
| topic | bronchopulmonary infection hepatitis B immunosupression Lophomonas parasite |
| url | https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8866 |
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