title: [Human pulmonary dirofilariasis at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados, Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. rsilva@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Rosângela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodrigues-Silva
authors.forename: Rodrigo Jorge de Alcantara
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Fernanda Barbosa
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Machado-Silva
authors.forename: Daurita Darci
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: de Paiva
mesh_terms: 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