An unexpected zoonosis: pulmonary dirofilaria infection mimicking pulmonary neoplasm

Respirol Case Rep. 2019 Sep 5;7(8):e00484. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.484. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Pulmonary dirofilaria infection is a rare condition in Australasia. We describe a case with radiographic findings concerning for pulmonary malignancy, with the unexpected pathological diagnosis of dirofilarial infection.

Keywords: Australasia; pulmonary dirofilaria infection.

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  • Case Reports