Dirofilaria repens infection of the eye with concomitant microfilaremia in a traveler.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaa119
Abstract: Dirofilaria repens is the main causative agent of human and canine dirofilariosis. This form of zoonotic parasitosis usually manifests with an involvement of the skin or the eye. Human dirofilariosis is considered as an emerging… read more here.
Keywords: repens infection; eye concomitant; dirofilaria; dirofilaria repens ... See more keywords
Dirofilaria repens infection as a cause of intensive peripheral microfilariemia in a Polish patient: process description and cases review
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DOI: 10.1515/ap-2018-0077
Abstract: Dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease of dogs and other carnivores transmitted mainly by the mosquitoes of the genera Culex, Aedes, Anopheles. Full life cycle of the Dirofilaria nematodes in humans is extremely rarely observed, usually… read more here.
Keywords: repens infection; dirofilaria repens; dirofilaria; cause intensive ... See more keywords
Severe and Rare Case of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection with Pleural and Subcutaneous Manifestations, Slovenia
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2812.221366
Abstract: We report a case of human Dirofilaria repens infection in a woman in Slovenia who had concomitant pleural and subcutaneous manifestations of the infection. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a severe symptomatic… read more here.
Keywords: pleural subcutaneous; case human; case; repens infection ... See more keywords