Literature DB >> 4054898

Dirofilaria immitis in a portacaval shunt.

J D Goldstein, D R Smith.   

Abstract

The fifth known case of intravascular human infection with an adult Dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm) is reported. This mature, but nongravid, female nematode was recovered at autopsy from a prosthetic portacaval shunt. A brief review of human dirofilariasis is presented.

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Year:  1985        PMID： 4054898     DOI： 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80190-8

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Hum Pathol        ISSN： 0046-8177            Impact factor:   3.466


  3 in total

Review 1.  Cardiac involvement with parasitic infections.

Authors:  Alicia Hidron; Nicholas Vogenthaler; José I Santos-Preciado; Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales; Carlos Franco-Paredes; Anis Rassi
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2010-04       Impact factor: 26.132

Review 2.  Zoonotic filariasis.

Authors:  T C Orihel; M L Eberhard
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  1998-04       Impact factor: 26.132

Review 3.  Cardiac manifestations of parasitic infections part 3: pericardial and miscellaneous cardiopulmonary manifestations.

Authors:  Carlos Franco-Paredes; Nadine Rouphael; José Méndez; Erik Folch; Alfonso J Rodríguez-Morales; José Ignacio Santos; J W Hurst
Journal:  Clin Cardiol       Date:  2007-06       Impact factor: 2.882
  3 in total

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