Human Dirofilariasis Presenting as Scrotal Mass
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1Department of Mother and Child Care, Pediatric Surgery, Unit Universityof Palermo , AOU Policlinico Paolo Giaccone 2Department of Mother and Child Care, Division of Infecious Diseases, University of Palermo, AOU Policlinico Paolo Giaccone 3Department of Radiology, Section of Radiological Sciences, Universityof Palermo , AOU Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Journal of Urology and Nephrology Open Access Open Access Case Report
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Thirty cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis reported in Rostov-on-Don (Southwestern Russian Federation).
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