Human dirofilariosis is a relatively rare infection caused by filarial worms of the genus Dirofilaria. We herein report the first case of human subcutaneous dirofilariosis in the southeastern part of Serbia. A complete alive nematode was removed from a nodule in the periorbital region of a 50-year-old woman. The nematode was morphologically identified as a D. repens-like immature female. The diagnosis was confirmed with molecular methods. The patient was probably infected in the South-East Serbia as she had not travelled abroad, nor in other parts of Serbia such as Vojvodina, recently identified as a hyperendemic area for D. repens infection of dogs.
Subcutaneous Dirofilariosis in South-East Serbia-Case Report / S., Tasic; N., Stoiljkovic; N., Miladinovic; Tasic, ; A., Tasic; D., Mihailovic; L., Rossi; Gabrielli, Simona; Cancrini, Gabriella. - In: ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1863-1959. - STAMPA. - 58:(2011), pp. 318-322. [10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01379.x]
Subcutaneous Dirofilariosis in South-East Serbia-Case Report
GABRIELLI, SIMONA;CANCRINI, Gabriella
2011
Abstract
Human dirofilariosis is a relatively rare infection caused by filarial worms of the genus Dirofilaria. We herein report the first case of human subcutaneous dirofilariosis in the southeastern part of Serbia. A complete alive nematode was removed from a nodule in the periorbital region of a 50-year-old woman. The nematode was morphologically identified as a D. repens-like immature female. The diagnosis was confirmed with molecular methods. The patient was probably infected in the South-East Serbia as she had not travelled abroad, nor in other parts of Serbia such as Vojvodina, recently identified as a hyperendemic area for D. repens infection of dogs.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
