Subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens in Greece: A case report

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 892-895

  Tzanetou, Konstantina ^a   Gasteratos, Stephanos ^b   Pantazopoulou, Akrivi ^c   Gogou, Charalambos ^c   Konidaris, Dimitrios ^b   Fragia, Konstantina ^c  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Corfu   (Greece)

^c IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; EOSINOPHIL; GREECE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SKIN REDNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DIROFILARIASIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CATS; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 67650699293     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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