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Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis
Parasite infections are increasing worldwide due to increasing migration and traveling. Parasitic infections can affect lungs and present as a focal or diffuse lung diseases. High index of suspicion and detailed history are most important. We present a case of interstitial pneumonitis caused by para...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797448/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27051117 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.177456 |
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author | Shah, Parth Kate, Arvind H Nester, Nora Patole, Kamlakar Leuppi, Joerg D Chhajed, Prashant N |
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description | Parasite infections are increasing worldwide due to increasing migration and traveling. Parasitic infections can affect lungs and present as a focal or diffuse lung diseases. High index of suspicion and detailed history are most important. We present a case of interstitial pneumonitis caused by parasite infestation, which was diagnosed on transbronchial lung biopsy. |
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spelling | pubmed-47974482016-04-05 Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis Shah, Parth Kate, Arvind H Nester, Nora Patole, Kamlakar Leuppi, Joerg D Chhajed, Prashant N Lung India Case Report Parasite infections are increasing worldwide due to increasing migration and traveling. Parasitic infections can affect lungs and present as a focal or diffuse lung diseases. High index of suspicion and detailed history are most important. We present a case of interstitial pneumonitis caused by parasite infestation, which was diagnosed on transbronchial lung biopsy. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4797448/ /pubmed/27051117 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.177456 Text en Copyright: © Lung India http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Shah, Parth Kate, Arvind H Nester, Nora Patole, Kamlakar Leuppi, Joerg D Chhajed, Prashant N Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
title | Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
title_full | Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
title_fullStr | Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
title_short | Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
title_sort | parasitic infestation of lung: an unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797448/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27051117 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.177456 |
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