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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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| 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 |