Dirofilaria repens Infection Mimicking Lung Melanoma Metastasis.

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.

SUBMITTER: Oliva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6419985 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature