# A rare occurrence of paragonimiasis accompanied by cryptococcal pneumonia

## TL;DR

This paper reports the first known case of a rare combination of two lung infections: paragonimiasis and cryptococcal pneumonia.

## Contribution

The novelty is the first documented case of pulmonary paragonimiasis co-occurring with cryptococcal pneumonia in English literature.

## Key findings

- A case of pulmonary paragonimiasis was found to be accompanied by cryptococcal pneumonia.
- This combination of infections has not been previously reported in the English literature.

## Abstract

Pulmonary paragonimiasis may be accompanied by a rare infectious disease, such as cryptococcal pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first case ever reported in the English literature.

To our knowledge, this is the first case ever reported in the English literature of pulmonary paragonimiasis accompanied by cryptococcal pneumonia.