Oliva A, Gabrielli S, Pernazza A, Pagini A, Daralioti T, Mantovani S, Mattiucci S, D'Amati G, Mastroianni C M
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 9;6(3):ofz049. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz049. eCollection 2019 Mar.
We describe a rare case of infection presenting as peripheral lung nodules and mimicking a metastatic focus from a previously diagnosed cutaneous melanoma. To avoid invasive investigations before arriving at the correct diagnosis, dirofilariasis should be included as a part of the diagnostic process in subjects with lung nodules who live in (or have traveled to) endemic regions.
我们描述了一例罕见的感染病例，表现为周围型肺结节，酷似先前诊断的皮肤黑色素瘤的转移灶。为避免在做出正确诊断前进行侵入性检查，对于居住在（或曾前往）流行地区且有肺结节的患者，诊断过程应包括丝虫病。
