Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: One more case in Greece suggests that dirofilaria is a rather common cause of coin lesions in the lungs in endemic areas of Europe

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 345-348

  Miliaras, Dimosthenis ^a,b   Meditskou, S ^a,b   Kelekis, A ^b   Papachristos, I ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Euromedica General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Lung; Pulmonary dirofilariasis

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METHENAMINE; SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EUROPE; GREECE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LOBECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77951721749     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300133     Document Type: Article

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