Calcifications in the breast in Filaria loa infection.
A 40-year-old patient underwent mammography for evaluation of a mass. Atypical calcifications were observed in the opposite breast. Two types of calcification were observed: one type was spiral-shaped and the other type rod-shaped. These calcifications were caused by Filaria loa. Parasitic calcifications in the breast are uncommon.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008118:Loiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008327:Mammography