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Teena Huan Xu1, Nair Lovaton2, Jose Serpa1
1Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza. BCM 285, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Abstract:
Parasites can cause respiratory symptoms through focal or diffuse lung involvement, depending on the location of the parasite and the host's immune response. Pulmonary involvement can be a major feature of some parasitic infections or a complication during transpulmonary larval migration. Parasites should be included in the differential diagnosis of common lung diseases, especially in the presence of peripheral eosinophilia or extrapulmonary symptoms (abdominal pain, diarrhea, jaundice, skin lesions).
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