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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 75(6), 2006, pp. 1234-1236
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CASE REPORT


TRICHOMONAS EMPYEMA WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE

HUA-KUNG WANG*, JIH SHUIN JERNG, KUA-EYRE SU, SHAN-CHWEN CHANG, AND PAN-CHYR YANG
Department of Internal Medicine, En-Chu-Kong Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan

 

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary trichomoniasis is rare, and few cases of trichomonas empyema have been reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of a non-immunocompromised 55-year-old man with Trichomonas empyema presenting with bilateral pleural effusion leading to respiratory failure. Examination of the pleural effusion showed numerous motile organisms by fresh wet preparation that were identified as Trichomonas species by Liu stain. The patient was successfully treated with metronidazole, ampicillin/clavunalate, fibrinolytic therapy, and thoracotomy decortication.

Received June 5, 2006. Accepted for publication August 24, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Hua-Kung Wang, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, En-Chu-Kong Hospital, No. 399, Fushing Road, Sanshia, Taipei County, Taiwan. E-mail: clae{at}ms10.hinet

Authors’ addresses: Hua-Kung Wang, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, En-Chu-Kong Hospital, No. 399, Fushing Road, Sanshia, Taipei County, Taiwan, Telephone: 886-2-26723456, ext 6472, Fax: 886-2-86711998, E-mail: clae{at}ms10.hinet.net. Jih-Shuin Jerng, Shan-Chwen Chang, and Pan-Chyr Yang, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Kua-Eyre Su, Department of Parasitology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Jen-Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan.




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