A rare case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis with nodules mimicking malignancy: approach to diagnosis and treatment

BACKGROUND: Human pulmonary dirofilariasis is a rare zoonosis caused by the dog worm Dirofilaria spp., a parasite transmitted by mosquitos and resulting in peripheral lung nodules. The filarial nematode enters the subcutaneous tissue, travels to the right ventricle and dies causing a small pulmonary...

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Autores principales: Ferrari, Paolo Albino, Grisolia, Antonella, Reale, Stefano, Liotta, Rosa, Mularoni, Alessandra, Bertani, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29891007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0750-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29891007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0750-5

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