| a nodular pulmonary lesion due to linguatula serrata in an hiv-positive man. | a coin-shaped pulmonary lesion was accidentally detected in a 42-year-old, hiv-seropositive man residing in bari (apulia, southern italy) during a routine x-ray examination. a lung cancer was suspected, obliging physicians to investigate surgically. after thoracotomy a lung nodule, 1.8 cm in diameter, was excised and submitted for histological examination. histological analysis revealed a nodular infarctual lesion containing a larva of pentastomida. despite the poor state of preservation of the ... | 2001 | 11921535 |