Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult
Summary: Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by worms of the genus Dirofilaria. Most reported cases involve Dirofilaria repens, and D. immitis infection has been rarely reported. Canines act as a reservoir for the infection, while human infections are sporadic. Human dirofilariasis h...
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| author | Evangelos Falidas Stavros Gourgiotis Olga Ivopoulou Ioannis Koutsogiannis Christianna Oikonomou Konstantinos Vlachos Constantinos Villias |
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| description | Summary: Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by worms of the genus Dirofilaria. Most reported cases involve Dirofilaria repens, and D. immitis infection has been rarely reported. Canines act as a reservoir for the infection, while human infections are sporadic. Human dirofilariasis has been widely reported in South Europe; however, the worldwide distribution constantly changes. We herein report an extremely rare case of subcutaneous trunk dirofilariasis in a 45-year-old immunosuppressed woman, caused by D. immitis. The parasitic infection was detected using ultrasonography. The infection was confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction-based method and was attributed to D. immitis. Keywords: Human, Dirofilariasis, Zoonotic infection, Worm, Dirofilaria immitis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-099a28acd0e64e6088cfe74881e18f952022-12-21T18:58:05ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412016-01-0191102104Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adultEvangelos Falidas0Stavros Gourgiotis1Olga Ivopoulou2Ioannis Koutsogiannis3Christianna Oikonomou4Konstantinos Vlachos5Constantinos Villias6First Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS (Veterans’ Hospital of Athens), GreeceFirst Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS (Veterans’ Hospital of Athens), Greece; Corresponding author at: 41 Zakinthinou Street, 15669 Papagou, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2106998362; fax: +30 2106998362.Microbiology Department, 417 NIMTS (Veterans’ Hospital of Athens), GreeceDepartment of Radiology, 417 NIMTS (Veterans’ Hospital of Athens), GreeceFirst Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS (Veterans’ Hospital of Athens), GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Ioannina University Hospital, Ioannina, GreeceFirst Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS (Veterans’ Hospital of Athens), GreeceSummary: Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by worms of the genus Dirofilaria. Most reported cases involve Dirofilaria repens, and D. immitis infection has been rarely reported. Canines act as a reservoir for the infection, while human infections are sporadic. Human dirofilariasis has been widely reported in South Europe; however, the worldwide distribution constantly changes. We herein report an extremely rare case of subcutaneous trunk dirofilariasis in a 45-year-old immunosuppressed woman, caused by D. immitis. The parasitic infection was detected using ultrasonography. The infection was confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction-based method and was attributed to D. immitis. Keywords: Human, Dirofilariasis, Zoonotic infection, Worm, Dirofilaria immitishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115001306 |
| spellingShingle | Evangelos Falidas Stavros Gourgiotis Olga Ivopoulou Ioannis Koutsogiannis Christianna Oikonomou Konstantinos Vlachos Constantinos Villias Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| title | Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult |
| title_full | Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult |
| title_fullStr | Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult |
| title_short | Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a Greek adult |
| title_sort | human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by dirofilaria immitis in a greek adult |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115001306 |
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