Dirofilaria repens Infection and Concomitant Meningoencephalitis

Dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. Clinical symptoms are usually restricted to a subcutaneous nodule containing a single infertile parasite. Here, we report a case of D. repens infection with a subcutaneous gravid worm and the patien...

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Autores principales: Poppert, Sven, Hodapp, Maike, Krueger, Andreas, Hegasy, Guido, Niesen, Wolf-Dirk, Kern, Winfried V., Tannich, Egbert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19891881
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.090936

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19891881
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.090936

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