ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2018
A rare case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis with nodules mimicking malignancy: approach to diagnosis and treatment.
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- The Distribution, Diversity, and Control of Dirofilariosis in Brazil: A Comprehensive Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
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- Evolution of dirofilariasis diagnostic techniques from traditional morphological analysis to molecular-based techniques: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in parasitology · 2024Review
- Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis Due toLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Subcutaneous dirofilariosis in Italy: a diagnostic hypothesis to remind when the anamnesis is misleading.Pathologica · 2022Article
- Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis: the 'migrating' skin tumor.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2021Article
- An unexpected zoonosis: pulmonary dirofilaria infection mimicking pulmonary neoplasm.Respirology case reports · 2019Article
- Exposure of humans to the zoonotic nematodeEpidemiology and infection · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman pulmonary dirofilariasis is a rare zoonosis caused by the dog worm Dirofilaria spp., a parasite transmitted by mosquitos and resulting in peripheral lung nodules. The filarial nematode enters the subcutaneous tissue, travels to the right ventricle and dies causing a small pulmonary infarction that may embolize through the pulmonary vessels and may appear as a solitary nodule. These nodules are usually incidentally identified in asymptomatic patients undergoing chest imaging studies, and are generally interpreted to be malignant. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case report of a human dirofilariasis in a patient with multiple pulmonary nodules resected using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). According to our literature review, this is the first case with double synchronous lung nodules reported in Italy.
conclusionsMinimally invasive resection with histologic examination may be the best approach for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary dirofilariasis. Polymerase Chain Reaction testing may provide a more accurate etiological diagnosis in case of an inconclusive pathology result.
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