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Pulmonary Dirofilariasis and Transitional Cell CarcinomaBenign Lung Nodules Mimicking Metastatic Malignant Neoplasms
Frederick W. Kahn, MD;
Susan M. Wester, MD;
William A. Agger, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1983;143(6):1259-1260.
Abstract
• Pulmonary dirofilariasis occurred in a 79-year-old man with known transitional cell carcinoma. Bilateral lung nodules suggesting metastatic carcinoma were resected and subsequently identified as being caused by Dirofilaria immitis. The typical features of human dirofilarial infection are reviewed and contrasted with the unusual clinical findings in this patient.
(Arch Intern Med 1983;143:1259-1260)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Internal Medicine (Drs Kahn and Agger) and Pathology (Dr Wester), Gunderson Clinic Ltd, La Crosse, Wis.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 2, 1982.
Reprint requests to the Gunderson Clinic Ltd, 1836 S Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601 (Dr Agger).
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