Pulmonary Capillariasis Miming Bronchial Carcinoma

Dušan Lalošević, Vesna Lalošević, Ištvan Klem, Dušica Stanojev-Jovanović, Edoardo Pozio

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2008 · 109 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Pulmonary capillariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by the cosmopolitan nematode Capillaria aerophila, which circulates among wild carnivorous and omnivorous mammals. Only 11 cases have been documented to date. We describe a cryptic case of pulmonary capillariasis in a Serbian woman that resembled a bronchial carcinoma.

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