Subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens diagnosed by histopathologic and polymerase chain reaction analysis

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 222-225

  Marušić, Zlatko ^a   Stastny, Tomislav ^b   Kirac, Iva ^a   Stojćević, Dagny ^c   Krušlin, Božo ^a   Tomas, Davor ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b Po ega General Hospital   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dirofilariasis; Helminth; Subcutaneous nodule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; THIGH;

EID: 58849125294     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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