Unexpected hosts: imaging parasitic diseases

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• 作者：Pablo Rodríguez Carnero ; Paula Hernández Mateo…
• 关键词：Parasitic diseases ; Radiology ; Ultrasound ; Multidetector computed tomography ; Magnetic resonance imaging
• 刊名：Insights into Imaging
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：8
• 期：1
• 页码：101-125
• 全文大小：12696KB
• 刊物主题：Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Interventional Radiology; Neuroradiology; Ultrasound; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1869-4101
• 卷排序：8

文摘

Radiologists seldom encounter parasitic diseases in their daily practice in most of Europe, although the incidence of these diseases is increasing due to migration and tourism from/to endemic areas. Moreover, some parasitic diseases are still endemic in certain European regions, and immunocompromised individuals also pose a higher risk of developing these conditions. This article reviews and summarises the imaging findings of some of the most important and frequent human parasitic diseases, including information about the parasite’s life cycle, pathophysiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment. We include malaria, amoebiasis, toxoplasmosis, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, echinococcosis, cysticercosis, clonorchiasis, schistosomiasis, fascioliasis, ascariasis, anisakiasis, dracunculiasis, and strongyloidiasis. The aim of this review is to help radiologists when dealing with these diseases or in cases where they are suspected.