Presence of Dirofilaria repens and an insect immunocyte (plasmatocyte) in a human subcutaneous nodule, induced by a mosquito bite

Parassitologia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-346

  Pampiglione, S ^a   Gupta, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria repens; Human breast nodule; Insect immunocyte; Needle aspirate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; HEMOCYTES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 0032151047     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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