Endemic Thoracic Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean

Carlos S. Restrepo; Jorge Carrillo; Rolando Reyna; Fortunato Suarez; Sebastian Rossini; Daniel Andres Vargas Zapata

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2022.01.001

Endemic Thoracic Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean

Carlos S. Restrepo, Jorge Carrillo, Rolando Reyna, Fortunato Suarez, Sebastian Rossini, Daniel Andres Vargas Zapata

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Abstract

Infectious diseases, including parasitic diseases, which are commonly associated with poverty and poor sanitation, continue to cause significant morbidity, disability, and mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean region. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and cardiothoracic imaging manifestation of several communicable diseases endemic to this region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	429-443
Number of pages	15
Journal	Radiologic Clinics of North America
Volume	60
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2022.01.001
State	Published - May 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amebiasis
Ascariasis
Chagas disease
Cysticercosis
Echinococcosis
Malaria
Paragonimiasis
Schistosomiasis
Caribbean Region/epidemiology
Humans
Parasitic Diseases
Latin America/epidemiology

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