TABLE 1.2.
Key Pulmonary Manifestations of Parasitic Infections With or Without Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Schistosomiasis | Portal-pulmonary hypertension, arterio-venous fistulas |
Amebiasis | Direct lung invasion through liver, pleuro-pulmonary involvement, anchovy sauce content |
Malaria | Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas disease |
Ascariasis | Bronchopneumonia |
Strongyloides stercoralis | Hyper-infection |
Filariasis | Pulmonary infarction, milky pleural fluid |
Echinococcus | Cyst, empyema, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, anaphylaxis |
Paragonimus westermani | Eosinophilic pneumonia/pleural effusion |
Melioidosis | Upper lobe cavity, acute/chronic infection, hemoptysis |
Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi | Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia |