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Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. A 16-year-old boy presented with forearm swelling of two months duration. Imaging studies revealed a parasitic cyst. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed, and pharmacotherapy with diethylcarbamazine was giv...

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Autores principales: Joseph, Meghna, Krishna, Mrinal Murali, Vijayan, Akhil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10079807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37033502
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35879

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