Bilateral pulmonary nodules caused by Dirofilaria immitis.

Autor: Bradham RR; Department of Surgery, Roper Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina., Locklair PR Jr, Grimball A
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 1990 Aug; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 312-3.
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90762-u
Abstrakt: The unusual case of bilateral lung nodules caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a 44-year-old woman is presented. A brief discussion of the life cycle of this parasite, the clinical and epidemiological features of human infestation, and the roentgenographic and laboratory findings is given.
Databáze: MEDLINE