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(Chest. 1974;66:92-96.)
© 1974 American College of Chest Physicians

Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis

Laurie J. Gershwin D.V.M.,M.1; Eric Gershwin M.D.1; and Julius Kritzman M.D.1

1 Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston

We have recently observed the 35th case of pulmonary dirofilariasis, the dog heartworm, in a human being. The clinical course was similar to that in other patients and included hemoptysis without other systemic complaints. The intial chest x-ray film was interpreted as suggestive of neoplasm, with definitive diagnosis made only following thoracotomy. The patient ramains well one year after resection of the involved lobe. The clinical and pathologic features of human dirofilariasis are reviewed with some comparison to the dog, as wel as a review of the literature.






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