DIROFILARIASIS IN AUSTRALIA: UNUSUAL CAUSE OF A BREAST LUMP
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 59 (8) , 671-673
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01654.x
Abstract
A breast lump due to infestation with dirofilaria repens is reported in a sri lankan student residing in brisbane. Although human infestation with this parasite is not uncommon in certain asian countries, this is the first report of such a lesion occurring in australia.Keywords
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