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Review
. 2022 May;60(3):429-443.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.01.001.

Endemic Thoracic Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean

Carlos S Restrepo  1 , Jorge Carrillo  2 , Rolando Reyna  3 , Fortunato Suarez  4 , Sebastian Rossini  5 , Daniel Andres Vargas Zapata  6
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Endemic Thoracic Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean

Carlos S Restrepo et al. Radiol Clin North Am. 2022 May.

Abstract

Infectious diseases, including parasitic diseases, which are commonly associated with poverty and poor sanitation, continue to cause significant morbidity, disability, and mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean region. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and cardiothoracic imaging manifestation of several communicable diseases endemic to this region.

Keywords: Amebiasis; Ascariasis; Chagas disease; Cysticercosis; Echinococcosis; Malaria; Paragonimiasis; Schistosomiasis.

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