Abstract
Helminthic parasites during their life cycles can invade the respiratory system and cause lung diseases. Although these diseases are commonly encountered in the tropical regions of the world, they are increasingly being reported from other parts of the world due to an increase in the occurrence of immunosuppression (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, organ transplantation, the use of immunosuppressive drugs) and transcontinental travel. Although there are new tests for the diagnosis of some parasitic diseases, frequently, cases of helminthic infections are misdiagnosed since serological tests are not sensitive in chronic cases. The diagnosis of these diseases is based on the identification of the causative organism in the stool, sputum, other body fluids, or tissue specimens including wedge resections and lobectomy as happens in cases of dirofilaria infection which may simulate primary or metastatic lung tumor.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Walther M, Muller R. Diagnosis of human filariases (except onchocerciasis). Adv Parasitol. 2003;53:149–93.
Gutierrez Y. Diagnostic features of zoonotic filariae in tissue sections. Hum Pathol. 1984;15(6):514–25.
Gutierrez Y. Diagnostic pathology of parasitic infections with clinical correlations. 2nd ed. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2000. p. 769.
Haque A, Schnadig V, Rubin SA, Smith JH. Pathogenesis of human strongyloidiasis: autopsy and quantitative parasitological analysis. Mod Pathol. 1994;7:276–88.
Genta RM, Haque A, et al. Strongyloidiasis. In: Connor DH, Manz HJ, editors. Pathology of infectious diseases. Stamford: Appleton & Lange; 1997.
Harper 3rd JS et al. Experimental disseminated strongyloidiasis in Erythrocebus patas. I. Pathology. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1984;33(3):431–43.
Faust EC. The development of Strongyloides in the experimental host. Am J Hyg. 1933;18:114–32.
Newberry AM et al. Strongyloides hyperinfection presenting as acute respiratory failure and gram-negative sepsis. Chest. 2005;128(5):3681–4.
Kuzucu A. Parasitic diseases of the respiratory tract. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2006;12(3):212–21.
Teerthanath S, Hariprasad S. A case of Dirofilaria immitis presenting as an intramuscular soft tissue mass. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2011;54(2):428–30.
Beden U et al. A case of orbital dirofilariasis in Northern Turkey. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007;23(4):329–31.
Theis JH et al. Case report: unusual location of Dirofilaria immitis in a 28-year-old man necessitates orchiectomy. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2001;64(5–6):317–22.
Badhe BP, Sane SY. Human pulmonary dirofilariasis in India: a case report. J Trop Med Hyg. 1989;92(6):425–6.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Barrios, R., Haque, A.K. (2013). Nematoda. In: Barrios, R., Haque, A. (eds) Parasitic Diseases of the Lungs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37609-2_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37609-2_5
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-37608-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-37609-2
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)