CASE REPORT
Human pulmonary dirofilariasis disguising as a lung tumour
Submission date: 2018-08-09
Acceptance date: 2018-09-03
Publication date: 2019-02-06
Pol J Pathol 2018;69(4):432-434
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ABSTRACT
We described a case of pulmonary dirofilariasis of a 40-year-old woman, presenting with cough and haemoptysis for one week. It is a rare zoonotic disease in human beings, usually caused by incidental infection of Dirofilaria immitis.
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