Parasitic lung infection and the paediatric lung.
Human parasitosis is still prevalent worldwide and causes significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The involvement of the lung is variable depending on the characteristics of the parasites and hosts. In malnourished and immunodeficient children, the consequences of lung parasitosis may result in significant morbidity and mortality.
Fischer
Gilberto Bueno
GB
Department of Paediatrics, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciencias Médicas, Porto Alegre, Rua Coronel Bordini 830/509 Porto Alegre CEP 90440-003, Brazil. gbuenof@terra.com.br
Sarria
Edgar E
EE
Leite
Alvaro Jorge Madeiro
AJ
de Britto
Murilo Carlos Amorim
MC
D002648:Child; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors