Lung diseases that result from infestations with Pleuropulmonary amoebiasis:
protozoal and helminthic parasites are important public
health problems worldwide. There is a renewed interest
in parasitic lung diseases because of the frequent
opportunistic infections especially with Pneumocytis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii and Strongyloides
stercoralis in patients suffering from acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS)
