Dirofilariasis involving the oral cavity: report of the first case from South America

Dirofilariasis involving the oral cavity: report of the first case from South America

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 fibrolipo...

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Main Authors: Laudenice Lucena Pereira, Ricardo Della Coletta, Larissa Cavalcanti Monteiro, Victor Yuri Nicolau Ferreira, Jorge Esquiche Leon, Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Pathology
Dirofilariasis
Dentistry
Diagnosis
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