Human dirofilariasis: 10 new cases in Piedmont, Italy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 844-847

  Angeli, Linda ^a   Tiberio, Rossana ^a   Zuccoli, Riccardo ^a   Annali, Giordana ^a   Ramponi, Antonio ^b   Leigheb, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NODULE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34547485954     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03211.x     Document Type: Article

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