| Literature DB >> 12653245 |
E W H To1, W M Tsang, K F Chan.
Abstract
Human dirofilariasis is a helminthic zoonosis that is common in some parts of the world. A sporadic case of dirofilariasis affecting the buccal mucosa has been reported in a non-endemic area of southern China. Clinical findings, diagnosis, pathogenesis and management are discussed. This is the fourth case of human dirofilariasis involving the oral mucosa reported in world literature.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12653245 DOI： 10.1054/ijom.2001.0217
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg ISSN： 0901-5027 Impact factor: 2.789