Lung CT findings of angiostrongyliasis cantonensis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Received 1 November 2009; accepted 1 April 2010. published online 12 July 2010. Corrected Proof
Abstract
Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis is a parasitic disease caused by human infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Fifteen cases were enrolled in our study. Chest CT scanning was performed with MSCT in all cases. The chest CT images demonstrated that pulmonary nodular lesions and ground-glass opacity lesions located in the subpleural area are the characteristic signs of the disease. With the development of the disease, ground-glass opacity lesions disappear and pleural indentation occurs.