The First Human Case of Hepatic Dirofilariasis
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The first human case of hepatic dirofilariasis.
Most of human dirofilariasis are pulmonary or subcutaneous infections, but there have been a few reports of human dirofilariasis in unusual sites, such as large vessels, mesentery, peritoneal cavity, and spermatic cord. We present the first case of human hepatic dirofilariasis, which was surgically diagnosed. A 39-year-old man without any evidence of systemic symptom was found incidentally to h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.5.686