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Parasitic infection of lung

MedGen UID:
9819
•Concept ID:
C0024118
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Lung Disease, Parasitic; Lung Diseases, Parasitic; Lung Parasitic Infection; Lung Parasitic Infections; Parasitic Infection, Pulmonary; Parasitic Infections of Lung; Parasitic Infections, Pulmonary; Parasitic Lung Disease; Parasitic Lung Diseases; Pulmonary Parasitic Infection; Pulmonary Parasitic Infections
SNOMED CT: Parasitic infection of lung (128940004)

Definition

Infections of the lungs with parasites, most commonly by parasitic worms (HELMINTHS). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParasitic infection of lung

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Pulmonary Hydatidosis and Lung Abscess in Low-Resource Settings.
Sotomayor A, Portilla S, Mody GN
Thorac Surg Clin 2022 Aug;32(3):349-360. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.04.002. PMID: 35961743
Role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of parasitic infections.
Henry TS, Cummings KW
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2013 May;19(3):310-7. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835f1b85. PMID: 23422414
Surgical management for hydatid disease.
Halezeroglu S, Okur E, Tanyü MO
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):375-85. Epub 2012 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.004. PMID: 22789600

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulmonary Echinococcosis or Lung Hydatidosis: A Narrative Review.
Lupia T, Corcione S, Guerrera F, Costardi L, Ruffini E, Pinna SM, Rosa FG
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021 Jun;22(5):485-495. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.197. PMID: 33297827
Parasitic lung infections.
Vijayan VK
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2009 May;15(3):274-82. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328326f3f8. PMID: 19276810
Eosinophilic lung diseases.
Ribeiro JD, Fischer GB
Paediatr Respir Rev 2002 Dec;3(4):278-84. doi: 10.1016/s1526-0542(02)00273-7. PMID: 12457596
Radiology of pneumonia.
Gharib AM, Stern EJ
Med Clin North Am 2001 Nov;85(6):1461-91, x. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70391-6. PMID: 11680112
Echinococcus.
Bhatia G
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):171-86. PMID: 9195682

Diagnosis

Parasitic lung diseases.
Al-Tawfiq JA, Kim H, Memish ZA
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Dec 31;31(166) Epub 2022 Nov 29 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0093-2022. PMID: 36450370Free PMC Article
Pulmonary Echinococcosis or Lung Hydatidosis: A Narrative Review.
Lupia T, Corcione S, Guerrera F, Costardi L, Ruffini E, Pinna SM, Rosa FG
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021 Jun;22(5):485-495. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.197. PMID: 33297827
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases.
Cottin V
Clin Chest Med 2016 Sep;37(3):535-56. Epub 2016 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.04.015. PMID: 27514599
Pulmonary schistosomiasis.
Schwartz E
Clin Chest Med 2002 Jun;23(2):433-43. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(01)00013-2. PMID: 12092037
Pulmonary toxoplasmosis.
Campagna AC
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):98-105. PMID: 9195674

Therapy

Eosinophilia in Pulmonary Disorders.
Woolnough K, Wardlaw AJ
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2015 Aug;35(3):477-92. Epub 2015 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.05.002. PMID: 26209896
Parasitic lung infections.
Vijayan VK
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2009 May;15(3):274-82. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328326f3f8. PMID: 19276810
Eosinophilic pneumonias.
Cottin V, Cordier JF
Allergy 2005 Jul;60(7):841-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00812.x. PMID: 15932372
Echinococcus.
Bhatia G
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):171-86. PMID: 9195682
Pulmonary toxoplasmosis.
Campagna AC
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):98-105. PMID: 9195674

Prognosis

Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review.
Klepac P, Hsieh JL, Ducker CL, Assoum M, Booth M, Byrne I, Dodson S, Martin DL, Turner CMR, van Daalen KR, Abela B, Akamboe J, Alves F, Brooker SJ, Ciceri-Reynolds K, Cole J, Desjardins A, Drakeley C, Ediriweera DS, Ferguson NM, Gabrielli AF, Gahir J, Jain S, John MR, Juma E, Kanayson P, Deribe K, King JD, Kipingu AM, Kiware S, Kolaczinski J, Kulei WJ, Laizer TL, Lal V, Lowe R, Maige JS, Mayer S, McIver L, Mosser JF, Nicholls RS, Nunes-Alves C, Panjwani J, Parameswaran N, Polson K, Radoykova HS, Ramani A, Reimer LJ, Reynolds ZM, Ribeiro I, Robb A, Sanikullah KH, Smith DRM, Shirima GG, Shott JP, Tidman R, Tribe L, Turner J, Vaz Nery S, Velayudhan R, Warusavithana S, Wheeler HS, Yajima A, Abdilleh AR, Hounkpatin B, Wangmo D, Whitty CJM, Campbell-Lendrum D, Hollingsworth TD, Solomon AW, Fall IS
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2024 Sep 2;118(9):561-579. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trae026. PMID: 38724044Free PMC Article
Eosinophilic Pneumonias.
Allen J, Wert M
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2018 Sep-Oct;6(5):1455-1461. Epub 2018 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.03.011. PMID: 29735405
Hyper-IgE Syndromes and the Lung.
Freeman AF, Olivier KN
Clin Chest Med 2016 Sep;37(3):557-67. Epub 2016 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.04.016. PMID: 27514600Free PMC Article
Eosinophilic pneumonias.
Cottin V, Cordier JF
Allergy 2005 Jul;60(7):841-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00812.x. PMID: 15932372
Pulmonary toxoplasmosis.
Campagna AC
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):98-105. PMID: 9195674

Clinical prediction guides

Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review.
Klepac P, Hsieh JL, Ducker CL, Assoum M, Booth M, Byrne I, Dodson S, Martin DL, Turner CMR, van Daalen KR, Abela B, Akamboe J, Alves F, Brooker SJ, Ciceri-Reynolds K, Cole J, Desjardins A, Drakeley C, Ediriweera DS, Ferguson NM, Gabrielli AF, Gahir J, Jain S, John MR, Juma E, Kanayson P, Deribe K, King JD, Kipingu AM, Kiware S, Kolaczinski J, Kulei WJ, Laizer TL, Lal V, Lowe R, Maige JS, Mayer S, McIver L, Mosser JF, Nicholls RS, Nunes-Alves C, Panjwani J, Parameswaran N, Polson K, Radoykova HS, Ramani A, Reimer LJ, Reynolds ZM, Ribeiro I, Robb A, Sanikullah KH, Smith DRM, Shirima GG, Shott JP, Tidman R, Tribe L, Turner J, Vaz Nery S, Velayudhan R, Warusavithana S, Wheeler HS, Yajima A, Abdilleh AR, Hounkpatin B, Wangmo D, Whitty CJM, Campbell-Lendrum D, Hollingsworth TD, Solomon AW, Fall IS
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2024 Sep 2;118(9):561-579. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trae026. PMID: 38724044Free PMC Article
An FcRn-targeted mucosal vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission.
Li W, Wang T, Rajendrakumar AM, Acharya G, Miao Z, Varghese BP, Yu H, Dhakal B, LeRoith T, Karunakaran A, Tuo W, Zhu X
Nat Commun 2023 Nov 6;14(1):7114. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42796-0. PMID: 37932271Free PMC Article
Lower Airway Dysbiosis Augments Lung Inflammatory Injury in Mild-to-Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Sulaiman I, Wu BG, Chung M, Isaacs B, Tsay JJ, Holub M, Barnett CR, Kwok B, Kugler MC, Natalini JG, Singh S, Li Y, Schluger R, Carpenito J, Collazo D, Perez L, Kyeremateng Y, Chang M, Campbell CD, Hansbro PM, Oppenheimer BW, Berger KI, Goldring RM, Koralov SB, Weiden MD, Xiao R, D'Armiento J, Clemente JC, Ghedin E, Segal LN
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023 Nov 15;208(10):1101-1114. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202210-1865OC. PMID: 37677136Free PMC Article
Histopathology of parasitic infections of the lung.
Boland JM, Pritt BS
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 Nov;34(6):550-559. Epub 2017 Jun 9 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2017.06.004. PMID: 28673729
Malignant Transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host.
Muehlenbachs A, Bhatnagar J, Agudelo CA, Hidron A, Eberhard ML, Mathison BA, Frace MA, Ito A, Metcalfe MG, Rollin DC, Visvesvara GS, Pham CD, Jones TL, Greer PW, Vélez Hoyos A, Olson PD, Diazgranados LR, Zaki SR
N Engl J Med 2015 Nov 5;373(19):1845-52. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1505892. PMID: 26535513

Recent systematic reviews

Improvement of Lung Function by Micronutrient Supplementation in Patients with COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Li M, Zhao L, Hu C, Li Y, Yang Y, Zhang X, Li Q, Ma A, Cai J
Nutrients 2024 Apr 1;16(7) doi: 10.3390/nu16071028. PMID: 38613061Free PMC Article
Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Lu P, Chen X, Zhu LM, Yang HT
Lung 2016 Jun;194(3):447-58. Epub 2016 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s00408-016-9872-5. PMID: 27039307
Coinfection of Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst and Aspergilloma: Case Report and Systematic Review.
Aliyali M, Badali H, Shokohi T, Moazeni M, Nosrati A, Godazandeh G, Dolatabadi S, Nabili M
Mycopathologia 2016 Apr;181(3-4):255-65. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s11046-015-9974-2. PMID: 26666549
Global burden of human food-borne trematodiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fürst T, Keiser J, Utzinger J
Lancet Infect Dis 2012 Mar;12(3):210-21. Epub 2011 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70294-8. PMID: 22108757
Management of cystic echinococcosis complications and dissemination: where is the evidence?
Dziri C, Haouet K, Fingerhut A, Zaouche A
World J Surg 2009 Jun;33(6):1266-73. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-9982-9. PMID: 19350321

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