Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: atypical presentation of a rare disease.
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1. Departamento de Diagnóstico por Imagem da Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. 2. Centro de Medicina Diagnóstica Fleury, São Paulo, SP. Address to: Dr. Ricardo Jorge Vital. Dept de Diagnóstico por Imagem/UNIFESP/EPM. R. Napoleão de Barros 800, Vila Clementino, 04024-001 São Paulo, SP. e-mail: [email protected] Recebido para publicação em 22/4/2005 Aceito em 23/11/2005 A B
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A rare case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis with a growing pulmonary nodule after migrating infiltration shadows, mimicking primary lung carcinoma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006