Parasitic lung diseases

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare; Hojoong Kim, Sungkyunkwan University; Ziad Memish, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-12-31
• Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: ©The authors 2022
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0093-2022
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 166
• Keywords: HYPERTENSION; PARAGONIMIASIS; Science & Technology; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; MALARIA; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Respiratory System; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS; MANIFESTATIONS; ALBENDAZOLE TREATMENT; PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT; PNEUMONIA; TROPICAL PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Public Health; Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Parasitic lung diseases are caused by a number of parasites as a result of transient passage in the lung or as a result of an immunologic reaction. The clinical presentation may be in the form of focal or cystic lesions, pleural effusion or diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. With increasing globalisation, it is important to consider parasitic infections in the differential diagnosis of lung diseases. This is particularly important since early identification and prompt therapy result in full cure of these conditions. In this review, we summarise the most common parasitic lung diseases.