Human dirofilariasis in Italy: A new case in the spermatic cord

Parassitologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 93-96

  Pampiglione, S ^a   Fioravanti, M L ^a,d   Piccolotti, D ^b   Pizzicannella, G ^c   Reale, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Vasto   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Sanita Pubblica Veterinaria e Patologia Animale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria repens; Human cases review; Italy; Spermatic cord

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIA; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS TUMOR;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036597937     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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