title: Parasitic lung infection and the paediatric lung.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Gilberto Bueno
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Edgar E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sarria
authors.forename: Alvaro Jorge Madeiro
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Murilo Carlos Amorim
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Britto
mesh_terms: 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