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Infectious diseases in paediatric pathology: experience from a developing country.

Abstract

Infectious and parasitic diseases have always challenged man. Although many of them are typically seen in some areas of the world and can be adequately managed by just improving socioeconomic status and sanitary conditions, they are still quite prevalent and may sometimes be seen outside their original geographical areas. Human migration due to different reasons, tourism, blood transfusion and solid organ transplantation has created new concerns for health professionals all over the world. If not for diagnostic purposes, at least these tropical and infectious diseases should be largely known because their epidemiology, pathogenesis, host/parasite interaction, inflammatory and reparative responses are quite interesting and teach us about human biology. Curiosity is inherent to pathology practice and so we are compelled to look for things other than tumours or degenerative diseases. This review focuses on infectious and parasitic diseases found in a developing country and brings up-to-date information on diseases caused by viruses (dengue, yellow fever), bacteria (typhoid fever, leprosy), parasites (Chagas' disease, cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, amoebiasis, Capillaria hepatica, schistosomiasis, cysticercosis) and caused by fungi (paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis) that may be useful for pathologists when facing somewhat strange cases from developing countries.

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Type
Journal Article
Author
Peres LC
Saggioro FP
Dias LB
Alves VAF
Brasil RA
Luiz VEDB
Neder L
Rosman FC
Negrão Fleury R
Ura S
Orsi AT
Talhari C
Lima Ferreira LC
Ramos SG
Rey LC
Martinez-Espinosa FE
Sim F
Filho OES
Duarte MIS
Lambertucci JR
Chimelli LCM
Rosa P
Belone AFF

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