Adult Dirofilaria repens in a subcutaneous granuloma on the chest of a dog

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 595-604

  Bredal, W P ^a   Gjerde, B ^a   Eberhard, M L ^b   Aleksandersen, M ^a   Wilhelmsen, D K ^c   Mansfield, L S ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Borre Horten Small Animal Clinic   (Norway)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN OXIME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FILARIASIS; GRANULOMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GRANULOMA; MACROLIDES; MALE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0032239476     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03715.x     Document Type: Article

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