Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis and parasitological verification of human suborbital dirofilariasis

Introduction. The presence of mosquitoes and the abundance of microfilariae in dogs are considered of great risk for invading humans with dirofilariasis. We present an extremely rare case of Dirofilaria repens in the periorbital subcutaneous area, diagnosed for the first time in Bulgaria by magnetic...

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Main Authors: Mitko A. MITEV, Borislava G. CHAKAROVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Balkan Medical Union 2020-09-01
Series:Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
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Online Access:https://umbalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/17.MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING-DIAGNOSIS-AND-PARASITOLOGICAL.pdf