We report a Dirofilaria repens nematode infection in a woman in Italy who sought care for a fast-creeping lesion within her subcutaneous facial tissue. Dirofilariosis should be included in differential diagnosis of subcutaneous nodules or creeping lesions. This case highlights the need for controlling canine dirofilarioses to mitigate zoonotic risk.
Rapid subcutaneous migration of Dirofilaria repens nematode in facial tissue, Italy / Carbonara, Mariaelisa; Gabrielli, Simona; Ricci, Alessia; Iatta, Roberta; Lia, Riccardo Paolo; Tomassi, Maria Virginia; Mariano, Andrea; Mendoza-Roldan, Jairo Alfonso; Otranto, Domenico. - In: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1080-6059. - 31:6(2025), pp. 1258-1260. [10.3201/eid3106.241915]
Rapid subcutaneous migration of Dirofilaria repens nematode in facial tissue, Italy
Gabrielli, Simona;
2025
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We report a Dirofilaria repens nematode infection in a woman in Italy who sought care for a fast-creeping lesion within her subcutaneous facial tissue. Dirofilariosis should be included in differential diagnosis of subcutaneous nodules or creeping lesions. This case highlights the need for controlling canine dirofilarioses to mitigate zoonotic risk.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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