Rare case of Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Jubail City

Abstract Pulmonary Paragonimiasisis caused by a trematode of genus Paragonimus and typically results from the consumption of raw or improperly cooked crustacea, especially crabs and crayfish. The disease is frequently, misdiagnosed in non-endemic areas and alternative diagnoses such as tuberculosis and malignancy usually considered. Herein, we report a case of forty-one-year old, Filipino male with pulmonary paragonimiasis complicated by epidydimo orchitis and scrotal abscess. This is first case report of Pulmonary paragonimiasis in Saudi Arabia and first case complicated by scrotal abscess worldwide.