Pulmonary lophomoniasis

lophomonas children Chest

Authors

  • Kenneth Escobar-Perez
    kvesco@gmail.com
    Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Regional de Occidente San Juan de Dios, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Miguel Nolasco Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Regional de Occidente San Juan de Dios, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Magdony Perez-Hernandez Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Regional de Occidente San Juan de Dios, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala., Guatemala
September 3, 2021
December 7, 2021

Pulmonary Lophomoniasis is a poorly recognized entity as a cause of lower respiratory tract disease. We present the case of a 10-year-old girl who consulted our hospital for chest pain and whose final diagnosis was this condition.