[Human pulmonary dirofilariasis at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report].
We report a case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis in a female patient 45-years-old, derived from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chest radiologic finding consisted of single pulmonary nodule located on the left lower lobe that simulated lung tumor. Human pulmonary dirofilariasis might be investigated in nodules that are not malignants and require conclusive diagnosis.
Rodrigues-Silva
Rosângela
R
Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados, Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. rsilva@ioc.fiocruz.br
Guerra
Rodrigo Jorge de Alcantara
RJ
de Almeida
Fernanda Barbosa
FB
Machado-Silva
José Roberto
JR
de Paiva
Daurita Darci
DD
D000818:Animals; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged