TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoracic manifestations of tropical parasitic infections
T2 - A pictorial review
AU - Martínez, Santiago
AU - Restrepo, C. Santiago
AU - Carrillo, Jorge A.
AU - Betancourt, Sonia L.
AU - Franquet, Tomás
AU - Varón, Claudia
AU - Ojeda, Paulina
AU - Giménez, Ana
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=13244267389&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1148/rg.251045043
DO - 10.1148/rg.251045043
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 15653592
AN - SCOPUS:13244267389
SN - 0271-5333
VL - 25
SP - 135
EP - 155
JO - Radiographics
JF - Radiographics
IS - 1
ER -