title: [Fifty-six cases of human dirofilariasis reported in Japan--a complied table].
abstract: Since the first reported case of human dirofilariasis in 1964, a total of 56 cases have been recorded from Japan, including 39 pulmonary and 16 extra-pulmonary cases. The difference in case number between pulmonary and extre-pulmonary sites is statistically highly significant (P = 0.001). Distribution of the lesion in pulmonary dirofilariasis is mainly concentrated in the right lung (P less than 0.001). The rapid increase of human dirofilariasis within the last 5 years indicates that this disease is one of the important anthropozoonoses.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kagei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged