Abstract
Dirofilaria immitis, the dog heartworm, may accidentally infect humans and manifest as a subpleural solitary or multiple pulmonary nodules that are often difficult to differentiate from primary or metastatic lung tumors. Our patient had biopsy proven lung cancer and a second lesion found to be pulmonary dirofilariasis after excision. The coexistence of pulmonary infection and cancer must be considered whenever 2 or more lesions have different clinical and radiologic behavior. Pulmonary dirofilariasis is a rare cause of lung nodules and may be present with lung cancer even more infrequently.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-243 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Infection |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dirofilaria
- Lung cancer
- Lung infections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases