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Dirofilariasis Involving The Oral Cavity: Report Of The First Case From South America
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Dirofilariasis Involving The Oral Cavity: Report Of The First Case From South America. Soc Brasileira Medicina Tropical, v. 48, p. 361-363 MAY-JUN-2015.
0037-8682
WOS:000356868300024
10.1590/0037-8682-0025-2015
Autor
Pereira
Laudenice Lucena; Della Coletta
Ricardo; Monteiro
Larissa Cavalcanti; Nicolau Ferreira
Victor Yuri; Leon
Jorge Esquiche; Ferreti Bonan
Paulo Rogerio
Institución
Resumen
Oral dirofilariasis is very rare with non-specific clinical manifestations. Here, we report the case of a 65-year-old South American woman with a submucosal nodule on her right buccal mucosa. The nodule was slightly tender and painful. Differential diagnoses included mesenchymal (lipoma or fibrolipoma, solitary fibrous tumor, and neurofibroma) or glandular benign tumors (pleomorphic adenoma) with secondary infections. We performed excisional biopsy. A histopathological examination revealed a dense fibrous capsule and a single female filarial worm showing double uterus appearance, neural plaque, well-developed musculature and intestinal apparatus. Dirofilariasis was diagnosed, and the patient was followed-up for 12 months without recurrence. 48 3
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