Subcutaneous Dirofilariosis in South-East Serbia-Case Report

Summary 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 5...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2011-08, Vol.58 (5), p.318-322
Main Authors: Tasić, S., Stoiljković, N., Miladinović-Tasić, N., Tasić, A., Mihailović, D., Rossi, L., Gabrielli, S., Cancrini, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal diseases
Animals
Dirofilaria - classification
Dirofilaria - genetics
Dirofilaria - isolation & purification
Dirofilaria repens
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Dirofilariasis - parasitology
DNA, Helminth - genetics
Dogs
Female
Human dirofilarioses
Humans
Middle Aged
Parasitic diseases
RNA, Ribosomal - genetics
Serbia
Skin Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology
Zoonoses
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Summary:Summary 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.
ISSN:1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01379.x