Human pulmonary dirofilariasis masquerading as a mass
| Autor: | Ashok Parameswaran, Rajan Santosham, Sheba Sk Jacob, Rajiv Santosham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Lung Diseases Parasitic Biopsy Dirofilaria immitis medicine.medical_treatment 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chest pain Malignancy Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences Pneumonectomy 0302 clinical medicine Predictive Value of Tests Dirofilariasis medicine.artery Animals Humans Medicine Solitary pulmonary nodule Lung biology Thoracic Surgery Video-Assisted business.industry Solitary Pulmonary Nodule General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure 030228 respiratory system Pulmonary artery Female Surgery Radiology medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 24:722-725 |
| ISSN: | 1816-5370 0218-4923 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0218492316658569 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary dirofilariasis, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, rarely affects humans and is usually asymptomatic, but may present as chest pain, cough, hemoptysis, wheezing, low-grade fever, and malaise. The dead and dying worms obstruct branches of the pulmonary artery, causing infarction and a granulomatous reaction. Coin lesions are apparent on radiography, raising concern of malignancy. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice and an anthelmintic can be administered if residual lesions are present or the patient is from an endemic area. We present two cases of pulmonary dirofilariasis presenting as coin lesions in the lung, which were clinically suggestive of malignancy. |
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