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  • Title: Human dirofilariasis of the buccal mucosa: a case report.
    Author: To EW, Tsang WM, Chan KF.
    Journal: Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 2003 Feb; 32(1):104-6. PubMed ID: 12653245.
    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.
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