An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of Dirofilaria Infection

Humans are not natural hosts of Dirofilaria; however, pulmonary or subcutaneous infections may occur through mosquitoes transmission. Patients presenting with simple subcutaneous nodules may not seek early medical attention, and hence systemic involvement through hematogenous spread may occur. Defin...

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Autores principales: Cheung, Bruno Man-Hon, Huang, Yi-Lan, Lin, Yie-Wen, Chang, Yung-Sen, Liu, Shian-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/191245

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/191245

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