To E W H, Tsang W M, Chan K F
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center, St Teresa's Hospital, 327 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003 Feb;32(1):104-6. doi: 10.1054/ijom.2001.0217.
Human dirofilariasis is a helminthic zoonosis that is common in some parts of the world. A sporadic case of dirofilariasis affecting the buccal mucosa has been reported in a non-endemic area of southern China. Clinical findings, diagnosis, pathogenesis and management are discussed. This is the fourth case of human dirofilariasis involving the oral mucosa reported in world literature.
人体盘尾丝虫病是一种蠕虫性人畜共患病，在世界某些地区较为常见。中国南方非流行区报告了一例累及颊黏膜的散发性盘尾丝虫病病例。本文讨论了其临床发现、诊断、发病机制及处理方法。这是世界文献中报道的第四例累及口腔黏膜的人体盘尾丝虫病病例。
