Human Pulmonary Dirofilarial Infection

Farber, Harrison W.; Laguarda, Raul

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-106-5-777_2

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“…Indirect hemagglutination and enzyme-linked inimunosorbent assay (ELISA) have been used but are not sensitive enough to make an accurate diagnosis in humans at this time [31,35,36). ELISA has been used routinely to diagnose canine infections.…”

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Pulmonary coin lesions caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Bailey

Sohrabi

1990

Journal of Surgical Oncology

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The dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis has been diagnosed by thoracotomy as the etiology of neoplastic-appearing nodules in two patients in the Peoria, Illinois area. This brings the total number of reported cases of human pulmonary dirofilariasis to approximately 81 in the United States. The major concern of this benign disease is that in making the diagnosis the patients undergo the risk of surgery because of the presumed preoperative diagnosis of cancer. Greater awareness of this disease is needed as the geographic distribution of human pulmonary dirofilariasis expands in this country.

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Pulmonary coin lesions caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Bailey

Sohrabi

1990

Journal of Surgical Oncology

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“…With the exception of this later case, where the lesion had become calcified, no changes in the size and characteristics of the nodules have been observed. Only one report of a transient dirofilariallung granuloma has been made [3]. Additionally, the shortest interval described between a previously normal chest film and a positive one is 3 wks [8].…”

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“…The present report describes the first case in Europe, presenting as a transitory coin lesion; the transitoriness of dirofilariotic nodules has been reported only once (3]. The usefulness of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the detection of pulmonary dirofilariosis and, hence, in the conservative management and follow-up of pulmonary nodules in areas endemic for canine heartworm disease is stressed.…”

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Transient solitary pulmonary nodule caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Cordero¹,

Muñoz²,

Muro³

et al. 1990

Eur Respir J

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Are transient pulmonary solitary nodules a common event in human dirofilariosis?

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Infection by Dirofilaria immitis is a rare cause of solitary pulmonary nodule. We describe the second case of transitory pulmonary nodule found by us in the course of a case-finding study, the third one reported in the literature. The detection of cases of transient pulmonary dirofilariotic nodules suggests that human infection is more prevalent than usually thought, and that this kind of manifestation is frequent in human dirofilariosis. Greater awareness is warranted in endemic areas.

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Human Pulmonary Dirofilarial Infection

Cited by 11 publications

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Pulmonary coin lesions caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Pulmonary coin lesions caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Transient solitary pulmonary nodule caused by Dirofilaria immitis

Are transient pulmonary solitary nodules a common event in human dirofilariosis?

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