By Vannan K. Vijayan MD, PhD, DSc, FAMS (auth.), Roberto Barrios, Abida K. Haque (eds.)

Diagnosis of parasitic lung illnesses is usually tough as their medical manifestations can mimic universal respiration health problems and regimen checks can fail to observe the infections. Parasitic ailments of the Lungs is designed as a pragmatic consultant for pathologists who come across parasitic illnesses of the lung of their day-by-day regimen. The e-book contains 8 chapters. After dialogue of the dealing with of lung biopsies from sufferers with suspected parasitic affliction, person chapters concentrate on Protozoa, Nematoda, Trematoda, and Cestoda. The morphologic styles linked to a number of parasitic infections are then analyzed, and differentiation among artifacts and parasites is mentioned. the ultimate bankruptcy is dedicated to the immunocompromised sufferer and covers normal rules of histologic overview, parasites linked to HIV and AIDS, and the good points of diffuse alveolar damage.

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