Polish Journal of Pathology

Abstract

4/2018 vol. 69
Case report

Human pulmonary dirofilariasis disguising as a lung tumour

I-Wei Chang
,
Mpendulo Felix Gule
Pol J Pathol 2018; 69 (4): 432-434
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2018.81701
Online publish date: 2019/02/06
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Confronting perimenopausal women’s knowledge of coronary heart disease with their health behaviours. Controversial role of hormone replacement therapy in the protection of coronary heart disease
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

pulmonary dirofilariasis, Dirofilaria immitis

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