Table 2 Clinical features of the patients investigated (M: Male; F: Female; VATS: Video-assisted thoracic surgery)
From: Emerging human pulmonary dirofilariasis in Hungary: a single center experience
Patient ID | Age (years) | Sex | Localization | Clinical presentation | Type of surgical treatment | Social factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 59 | M | Right lower lobe | Frequent dry cough and occasional right-sided chest pain | Lobectomy | Lives in rural area |
2 | 62 | M | Right lower lobe | No symptoms; disease recognized incidentally during routine employment examination | Lobectomy | No data |
3 | 45 | M | Right lower lobe | Allergic symptoms for several years | VATS wedge resection | No data |
4 | 37 | F | Right upper lobe | Fever, dry cough | VATS wedge resection | No data |
5 | 52 | F | Right lower lobe | No symptoms; disease recognized incidentally during routine dispensary examination | VATS wedge resection | No data |