Human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in Ahvaz - Iran: A report of three cases

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-213

  Maraghi, S ^a   Rahdar, M ^a   Akbari, H ^b   Radmanesh, M ^b   Saberi, A A ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria Repens; Dirofilariasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SKIN NODULE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 33744483122     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: 1682024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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