Dirofilaria repens: A dog parasite presenting as a paranasal subcutaneous nodule [1]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-478

  Radmanesh, Mohammad ^a   Saberi, Ali ^a   Maraghi, Sharif ^a   Emad Mostowfi, Neptune ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DOG; FILARIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DOGS; HUMANS; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 33645552249     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02638.x     Document Type: Letter

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