Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: A case report and review of the recent Japanese literature

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-347

  Miyoshi, Tatsu ^a   Tsubouchi, Hiroaki ^a   Iwasaki, Akinori ^a   Shiraishi, Takeshi ^a   Nabeshima, Kazuki ^a   Shirakusa, Takayuki ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Dog heartworm; Human pulmonary dirofilariasis; Zoonotic infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN PULMONARY DIROFILARIASIS; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NODULE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOONOSIS;

AGED; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645995744     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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