Dirofilaria repens Infection Mimicking Lung Melanoma Metastasis.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 6(3): ofz049, 2019 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-30895199
ABSTRACT
We describe a rare case of Dirofilaria repens infection presenting as peripheral lung nodules and mimicking a metastatic focus from a previously diagnosed cutaneous melanoma. To avoid invasive investigations before arriving at the correct diagnosis, dirofilariasis should be included as a part of the diagnostic process in subjects with lung nodules who live in (or have traveled to) endemic regions.
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2019
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