title: Lung diseases in the tropics. Part 2: Common tropical lung diseases: diagnosis and management.
abstract: This is the second of the two articles discussing clinical features, radiographic abnormalities, laboratory tests, pathogenesis and therapy of common tropical disorders affecting the lungs. We have arbitrarily selected the diseases, which are worldwide in distribution and demand urgency in addressing the problems of morbidity and mortality. The tropical physician is often reduced to administering pills, capsules or liquids. Our aim is to provide succinct and clear descriptions combining scientific information with common sense clinical wisdom.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis