Dirofilarial human cases in the Old World, attributed to Dirofilaria immitis: A critical analysis

Histopathology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-204

  Pampiglione, Silvio ^b   Rivasi, Francesco ^a   Gustinelli, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case analysis; Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria repens; Dirofilariasis; Humans; Lung; Subconjunctival tissue; Subcutaneous tissue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

EID: 58649118215     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03197_a.x     Document Type: Article

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