Pulmonary Manifestations of Parasitic Diseases in Children

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).

Keywords: Cestodes; Loeffler syndrome; Nematodes; Parasite; Protozoa; Trematodes; Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia.