| ID | 83628 |
| Author |
Sako, Takanori
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Burioka, Naoto
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Suyama, Hisashi
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Kinugasa, Youichi
Hakuai Hospital
Watanabe, Masanari
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Hirai, Kazumitsu
Department of Medicine Zoology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Shimizu, Eiji
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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| Keywords | dirofilaria immitis
pulmonary dirofilariasis
zoonotic disease
omputed tomography
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| Content Type |
Journal Article
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| Description | A 73-year-old woman had a 4-year history of lung fibrosis from collagen vascular disease.
She presented with a complaint of dry cough. A chest radiograph showed a 2-cm solitary pulmonary nodule with a small cavity in the right lower lobe. Preoperatively, we performed computed tomography of the chest and measured tumor markers. Video-assisted thoracotomy was performed because we could not rule out lung cancer. Pathologic analysis confirmed the presence of a granuloma with Dirofilaria immitis. In Japan, the incidence of human dirofilariasis has steadily increased and must be considered in the workup of cavitary pulmonary nodules. |
| Journal Title |
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
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| ISSN | 13431420
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| NCID | AA11166929
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| Volume | 47
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| Issue | 3-4
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| Start Page | 161
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| End Page | 163
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| Sort Key | 161
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| Published Date | 2000
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| language |
eng
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