title: Granulomatous lung diseases in the tropics.
abstract: International travel, changing immigration patterns, and political upheavals have transformed the epidemiological picture of many tropical granulomatous disorders [53]. These diseases are seen with an increasing frequency in the United States, Europe, and other developed countries. Physicians must now become familiar with illnesses that were previously regarded as being "exotic" because of this increasing prevalence. Accurate diagnosis is important because therapy is significantly different for infectious granulomatous disorders than for non-infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California at Los Angeles, LAC+USC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, GNH-11900, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. osharma@hsc.usc.edu
authors.forename: Om P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vucinic
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014330:Tropical Medicine