The man was caught by a crab, so he bit the crab in anger and was infected with paragonimiasis. (Schematic diagram / PIXABAY)
One man in mainland China was caught by a crab and the second after he bit the crab to vent his anger. Unexpectedly, after a month of continuous chest pain, antibiotic treatment was not effective. The doctor asked for details and speculated that the man must be infected with paragonimiasis.After the treatment, the man recovered without any problems.
According to media reports Lu, Nanguo Jinbao, an 18-year-old man from Shiyan City, Hubei Province, went to catch crabs a few days ago, but his hand was taken. Unexpectedly, after a month of continuous chest pain, I finally couldn’t stand it and went to the doctor. After lung computed tomography, the doctor found that the man had more high-density shadows in both lungs and the clinical diagnosis was “pneumonia”, but after taking many medications, there was no improvement.
After that, he went to Taihe Hospital in Shiyan City on the mainland for medical treatment. The doctor inquired carefully and found that the man must have had paragonimiasis. As for lung problems, what does it have to do with crabs? Wang Meifang, director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Therapy, pointed out that a parasite called “Paragonimus” is parasitized in raw crabs and the Shiyan area is also an area with a high incidence of paragonimiasis. In the interior and in the stream water, when people eat raw or semi-cooked crabs, snails, or drink uncooked mountain or stream spring water, they can become infected with paragonimiasis and cause “paragonimiasis”.
Wang Meifang explained that if parasites live in the lungs, they often manifest as cough, chest pain, and rust-colored sputum.
Zheng Yi, the attending physician, said the man had high eosinophils and nodules on his body. He was diagnosed with paragonimiasis by a positive skin test for paragonimiasis. After taking a course of praziquantel tablets, he had chest pain. He disappeared completely, and the exudative lesions in his lungs also disappeared a month later.
Doctors reminded that try not to eat raw fish meat, shrimp and crab. Raw freshwater fish and shrimp can lead to liver disease, raw crab can lead to paragonimiasis, raw Fushou snail can lead to liver disease. angiostrongiliasis, raw pork can lead to cysticercosis, Once sick, the burden of the disease is very serious.If you accidentally eat raw crabs or drink untreated running water and feel unwell, you should consult a doctor in time.
