Case of pulmonary dirofilariasis with cavity formation in a young woman

A 22-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of an abnormal shadow in her chest X-ray found on a medical examination. Chest CT showed a 16-mm nodule with cavity formation in the left lung. We did not reach a definitive diagnosis by blood test and bronchoscopy. Because we could not exclud...

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Published inNihon Kokyūki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society Vol. 47; no. 5; p. 372
Main Authors Takayama, Yusuke, Nakamur, Yumi, Hamai, Kosuke, Sugahara, Fumihiro, Egawa, Hiromi, Mukaida, Hidenori, Yamashita, Hidenori
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.05.2009
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Dirofilariasis - pathology
Dirofilariasis - surgery
Female
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - pathology
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - pathology
Lung Diseases, Parasitic - surgery
Pneumonectomy
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
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Summary:A 22-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of an abnormal shadow in her chest X-ray found on a medical examination. Chest CT showed a 16-mm nodule with cavity formation in the left lung. We did not reach a definitive diagnosis by blood test and bronchoscopy. Because we could not exclude the possibility of a malignancy, lung partial resection was performed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for treatment and diagnosis. We recognized the Dirofilaria immitis by pathological diagnosis and we diagnosed this case as pulmonary dirofilariasis. It seemed to be a valuable case that the patient was young, at 22 years old, and there was, cavity formation, which is comparatively rare in pulmonary dirofilariasis.
ISSN:1343-3490