Case report: human pulmonary dirofilariasis acquired in Brazil

Authors

  • Vicente Amato Neto Laboratório de Investigação Médica
  • Valdir Sabbaga Amato FMUSP; Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias
  • Antonio Carlos Pedroso de Moraes Júnior Laboratório de Investigação Médica
  • Giovanni Guido Cerri FMUSP; Departamento de Radiologia

Keywords:

Dirofilariose pulmonar humana, Brasil, Exame radiológico, tomografia computadorizada, Análise histopatológica

Abstract

We report the second published case of human dirofilariasis acquired in Brazil. The patient had two pulmonary coin lesions seen in conventional chest roentgenogram and confirmed as solid round nodules by computherized X-ray chest scan. Diagnosis was done by surgical removal of one of the lesions and anatomopathological study of tissue removed.

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Published

1993-10-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 5 (1993)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Amato Neto, V., Amato, V. S., Moraes Júnior, A. C. P. de, & Cerri, G. G. (1993). Case report: human pulmonary dirofilariasis acquired in Brazil . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 35(5), 457-460. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29085