Human pulmonary dirofilariasis disguising as a lung tumour

Pol J Pathol. 2018;69(4):432-434. doi: 10.5114/pjp.2018.81701.

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.

Keywords: Dirofilaria immitis; pulmonary dirofilariasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dirofilaria immitis
  • Dirofilariasis / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms