Case report: Unusual location of Dirofilaria immitis in a 28-year-old man necessitates orchiectomy

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 317-322

  Theis, J H ^a   Gilson, Arlette ^a   Simon, Gerald E ^b   Bradshaw, Barton ^c   Clark, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATID; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 0034939796     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.317     Document Type: Article

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