Thirteen cases of pulmonary dirofilariasis in a single institution in Okinawa Island
Pulmonary dirofilariasis is an infection caused by Dirofilaria immitis, which is an endemic parasite in Japan. We experienced 13 surgical cases of pulmonary dirofilariasis in our hospital. Of the 13 patients, 61.5% were men. The responsible lesions were located in the right lung in all cases, and 76...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6706363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31254069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-019-02614-9 |