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Human dirofilariasis of the buccal mucosa: a case report
E W H To1, W M Tsang, K F Chan
1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center, St Teresa's Hospital, 327 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. edwardtowh@yahoo.com
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|March 26, 2003
Abstract:
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.