Thoracic manifestations of tropical parasitic infections: a pictorial review.
Radiographics
; 25(1): 135-55, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-15653592
Parasitic infections are distributed worldwide and affect hundreds of millions of individuals-primarily those living in endemic areas or in regions with a high rate of immigration from endemic areas-causing significant morbidity and mortality. A broad spectrum of parasitic infections (eg, amebiasis, malaria, trypanosomiasis, ascariasis, strongyloidiasis, dirofilariasis, cystic echinococcosis, schistosomiasis, paragonimiasis) frequently affect the lungs, mediastinum, and thoracic wall, manifesting with abnormal imaging findings that often make diagnosis challenging. Although most of these infections result in nonspecific abnormalities, familiarity with their imaging features as well as their epidemiologic, clinical, and physiopathologic characteristics may be helpful to the radiologist in formulating an adequate differential diagnosis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Parasitarias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiographics
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Colombia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos