"Dirofilariasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection with nematodes of the genus DIROFILARIA, usually in animals, especially dogs, but occasionally in man.
| Descriptor ID |
D004184
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.349.320 C03.335.508.700.750.361.290 C03.701.377.320 C22.674.377.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Dirofilariasis- Dirofilariasis
- Dirofilariases
- Heartworm Disease
- Disease, Heartworm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dirofilariasis" by people in Profiles.
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Dirofilariasis Presenting as an Infiltrative Mass in the Right Buccal Space. Int J Surg Pathol. 2016 Oct; 24(7):660-2.
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Concurrent transcriptional profiling of Dirofilaria immitis and its Wolbachia endosymbiont throughout the nematode life cycle reveals coordinated gene expression. BMC Genomics. 2014 Nov 29; 15:1041.
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Relative abundance of tree hole-breeding mosquitoes in Boone County, Missouri, USA, with emphasis on the vector potential of Aedes triseriatus for canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis (Spirurida: Filariidae). J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2005 Sep; 21(3):274-8.
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Pulmonary dirofilariasis: a clinicopathologic study of 41 lesions in 39 patients. Hum Pathol. 1999 Mar; 30(3):251-6.
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A solitary pulmonary nodule in a long-term smoker. Hosp Pract (1995). 1997 May 15; 32(5):222-4.
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Solitary and bilateral pulmonary nodules due to Dirofilaria immitis. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1975 Sep; 112(3):445-9.