Bilateral pulmonary nodules caused by Dirofilaria immitis.
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.
Bradham
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Department of Surgery, Roper Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina.
Locklair
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Grimball
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology