Periorbital subcutaneous tumor-like lesion due to Dirofilaria repens

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-103

  Eccher, Albino ^a   Dalfior, Daniela ^a   Gobbo, Stefano ^a   Martignoni, Guido ^a   Brunelli, Matteo ^a   Decaminada, Walter ^b   Bonetti, Franco ^a   Rivasi, Francesco ^c   Barbareschi, Mattia ^b   Menestrina, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria repens; Human; Periorbital; Subcutaneous; Tumor like lesion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DISEASE DURATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYEBALL; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT EDEMA; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL DISEASES; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 37549035091     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896907307040     Document Type: Article

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