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Dirofilaria repens Infection Mimicking Lung Melanoma Metastasis.

Alessandra OlivaS GabrielliA PernazzaA PaginiT DaraliotiS MantovaniS MattiucciG D'AmatiC M Mastroianni
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)
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.
Keyphrases
  • rare case
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • skin cancer