Diagnostic imaging in parasitic infections.
Imaging may play a major role in diagnosis when the clinical condition suggests a parasite, it may often be useful in confirming a diagnosis and assessing the results of treatment, and it may provide the first indication of parasitic infection when the symptomatology is vague. This article presents guidelines for reviewing diagnostic images for pediatricians looking for the diagnosis or the differential diagnosis of their patient's ill health when parasitic infection is suspected.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging