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The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637

 

 

 

Dirofilaria immitis Infection in Man: Report of a Case of the Infection in Heart and Inferior Vena Cava from Japan

Tsutomu Takeuchi, Keizo Asami, Seiki Kobayashi, Mitsugi Masuda, Masanobu Tanabe, Sachio Miura, Masahiro Asakawa, and Tatsuya Murai
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  • Department of Parasitology and Department of Forensic Medicine, Keio University, Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.966
Volume/Issue:
Volume 30: Issue 5
Page(s):
966–969
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Two slender nematodes were incidentally found at autopsy in the heart and inferior vena cava of a 36-year-old Japanese man who died of liver cirrhosis. The parasite from the heart measured 29.5 cm by 0.87 mm, and that from the inferior vena cava 26.5 cm by 0.85 mm. The worms were identified as non-gravid adult female Dirofilaria immitis. This is the fourth case of infection with D. immitis in the heart and large vessels.
Copyright:
Copyright © 1981 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1981
Accepted:
10 Jan 1981
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Published Online:
Sep 1981
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