Martínez-Girón R, Esteban J G, Ribas A, Doganci L
Protozoal Respiratory Pathology Research Unit, Fundación INCLINICA, Anatomical Pathology Service, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
Eur Respir J. 2008 Nov;32(5):1354-70. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00022008.
Among the micro-organisms that may affect the respiratory apparatus are the protozoa. The diseases they may give rise to constitute a relatively uncommon group of respiratory ailments with, in the majority of cases, an underlying clinical situation corresponding to states of suppressed immunity (AIDS, transplants, malign haemopathies, corticotherapy, etc.). Other factors, such as visits to endemic areas and immigration, also have to be taken into account. In view of the probable increase in the number of cases and the appearance of new emerging diseases, it is the intention of the present work to review the publications available, in different fields of medicine, that refer to the principal kinds of protozoa (Entamoeba, Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, Leishmania, Trypanosoma, Trichomonas, Lophomonas, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Toxoplasma, Plasmodium, Babesia, Encephalitozoon, Enterocytozoon and Balantidium) and, at the same time, detail and comment on the latest findings on this subject.
可能影响呼吸器官的微生物中包括原生动物。它们可能引发的疾病构成了一组相对不常见的呼吸系统疾病，在大多数情况下，其潜在临床状况与免疫抑制状态（艾滋病、移植、恶性血液病、皮质激素治疗等）相关。其他因素，如前往流行地区和移民等，也必须予以考虑。鉴于病例数量可能增加以及新出现疾病的出现，本研究旨在回顾医学不同领域中提及主要原生动物种类（溶组织内阿米巴、棘阿米巴、巴拉姆希阿米巴、利什曼原虫、锥虫、滴虫、嗜肺军团菌、隐孢子虫、环孢子虫、弓形虫、疟原虫、巴贝斯虫、脑胞内原虫、肠内原虫和结肠小袋纤毛虫）的现有出版物，同时详细阐述并评论该主题的最新研究结果。
