Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis Due to Dirofilaria immitis: The First Italian Case Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis, with a Systematic Literature Review
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DOI: 10.3390/life12101584
Abstract: Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis caused by nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria. Dirofilaria immitis is cosmopolitan as regards its distribution in animals, being responsible for human pulmonary dirofilariasis in the New World. However, human infections by… read more here.
Keywords: due dirofilaria; dirofilaria immitis; dirofilariasis; pulmonary dirofilariasis ... See more keywords
Clinical characteristics of human pulmonary dirofilariasis in Japan: An uncommon differential diagnosis of a solitary pulmonary nodule.
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DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2022.617
Abstract: Human pulmonary dirofilariasis (HPD) is a zoonosis caused by Dirofilaria immitis. Most HPD cases are asymptomatic and are either found on annual health checkups or incidentally identified during investigation of another disease, particularly primary or… read more here.
Keywords: hpd; incidence; human pulmonary; pulmonary dirofilariasis ... See more keywords