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Submucous dirofilariasis involving the cheek. Report of a case
A K Markopoulos1, G Trigonidis, P Papanayotou
1Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Annals of Dentistry
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Dirofilariasis is characterized by the presence of numerous filarial worms in the subcutaneous tissues, and by the formation of subcutaneous nodules. The clinical symptoms and histologic features of the disease are discussed, together with a case report from Greece.