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. 2022 Feb;28(2):482–485. doi: 10.3201/eid2802.211963

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Histologic examination of resected tissue from a 66-year-old woman from southwestern Slovakia. A, B) Cross section showing Dirofilaria immitis nematodes embedded in necrotic material obtained from well-defined pulmonary nodule. Hematoxylin and eosin staining; original magnification ×20 for panel A, ×100 for panel. C, D) Chest computed tomography scan showing a subpleural focal lesion in the S10 segment of the right lung (arrows).