Pulmonary involvement in human visceral leishmaniasis: Clinical and tomographic evaluation.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe, systemic and potentially lethal parasitosis. The lung, like any other organ, can be affected in VL, and interstitial pneumonitis has been described in past decades. This research aimed to bring more recent knowledge about respiratory impairment in VL, charact...

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Main Authors: Ana Jovina Barreto Bispo, Maria Luiza Dória Almeida, Roque Pacheco de Almeida, José Bispo Neto, Allan Valadão de Oliveira Brito, Camila Mendonça França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228176