Unusual cause of unilateral facial oedema: intramuscular dirofilariasis

INTRODUCTION: Unilateral facial oedema may occur due to inflammatory, infective, or cystic pathology; patients often seek medical help at an early stage. CASE REPORT: We report one such case caused mimicking a parotid abscess, caused by dirofilariasis. CONCLUSION: Dirofilariasis is an emerging zoono...

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Autores principales: Dosemane, Deviprasad, Khadilkar, Meera Niranjan, Sriperumbudur, Susmita, Aggarwal, Ishaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37310453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-023-08057-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37310453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-023-08057-y

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