Two cases of cutaneous nodular dirofilariasis in the cat

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 316-318

  Cornegliani, L ^a   Vercelli, A ^a   Bo, S ^b   Colombo, S ^c  

^a Ambulatorio Veterinario Associato   (Italy)

^b Ambulatorio Merlo Bo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SKIN NODULE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIS CATUS;

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SELAMECTIN;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; ITALY; IVERMECTIN; MALE;

EID: 0041384072     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2003.tb00161.x     Document Type: Article

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