Parasitic Diseases of the Lungs

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barrios, Roberto (Editor), Haque, Abida K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Most parasitic diseases occur in tropical and subtropical regions, but some, such as toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis, are endemic or rapidly emerging elsewhere, including the United States and Europe. Diagnosis is often difficult as the clinical manifestations of many parasitic lung diseases are...