An unexpected zoonosis: pulmonary dirofilaria infection mimicking pulmonary neoplasm

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. Pulmonary dirofilaria infection is a rare condition in Australasia. We describe...

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Published inRespirology case reports Vol. 7; no. 8; pp. e00484 - n/a
Main Authors Maxwell, Gordon, Sood, Jaideep, Allpress, Stephen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.11.2019
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
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Australasia
Case Report
Case Reports
Infections
Lung cancer
pulmonary dirofilaria infection
Tomography
Zoonoses
New Zealand
United States > US
Australasia
Australasia
pulmonary dirofilaria infection
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Summary: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. 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.
Bibliography:Associate Editor: Wei Shen Lim
ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.484