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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dorsal Skin of Hamsters: a Useful Model for the Screening of Antileishmanial Drugs

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Published on: April 21, 2012

Oral dirofilariasis.

R S Desai¹, N Pai, A P Nehete

¹Department of Oral Pathology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

|October 17, 2015

Summary

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Human dirofilariasis, a rare parasitic infection, can occur in the mouth. This case highlights a buccal mucosa infection caused by Dirofilaria repens in a farmer.

Area of Science:

Veterinary Parasitology
Human Infectious Diseases
Oral Pathology

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Dirofilaria are parasitic nematodes found in animals, transmissible to humans via vectors.

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