Thoracic Manifestations of Tropical Parasitic Infections: A Pictorial Review
| Autor: | Sonia L. Betancourt, Santiago Martinez, Ana Giménez, C. Santiago Restrepo, Paulina Ojeda, Claudia Varón, Jorge Carrillo, Tomás Franquet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Protozoan Infections business.industry Mediastinum Trematode Infections Cestode Infections medicine.disease Dermatology Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Strongyloidiasis Tropical Medicine Dirofilariasis Ascariasis Parasitic Diseases medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Nematode Infections business Trypanosomiasis Thoracic wall Malaria Paragonimiasis |
| Zdroj: | RadioGraphics. 25:135-155 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1323 0271-5333 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/rg.251045043 |
| Popis: | 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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