Peritoneal dirofilariasis fortuitously disclosed

Peritoneal dirofilariasis probably due to Dirofilaria repens is reported from a 52 years old woman. The parasite discovery is fortuitous during a surgical cure of intestinal adenocarcinoma. The patient lives in Provence and Corsica (Southern France), an endemic region. The authors present the histol...

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Published inBulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) Vol. 85; no. 2; pp. 171 - 173
Main Authors De Gentile, L, Cerez, H, François, H, Ronceray, J, Chabasse, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 1992
Subjects
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Peritoneal Diseases - diagnosis
Peritoneal Diseases - parasitology
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Summary:Peritoneal dirofilariasis probably due to Dirofilaria repens is reported from a 52 years old woman. The parasite discovery is fortuitous during a surgical cure of intestinal adenocarcinoma. The patient lives in Provence and Corsica (Southern France), an endemic region. The authors present the histological aspects of the parasite.
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ISSN:0037-9085