Severe and Rare Case of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection with Pleural and Subcutaneous Manifestations, Slovenia

Severe and Rare Case of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection with Pleural and Subcutaneous Manifestations, Slovenia

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 parasitic infection that had multisystemic manifestations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helena Biasizzo, Barbara Šoba, Frosina Ilovski, Matevž Harlander, Matej Lukin, Olga Blatnik, Matjaž Turel, Matevž Srpčič, Izidor Kern, Bojana Beović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dirofilaria repens
nematode
parasites
human
infection
pleural manifestations
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-1366_article
Description
Summary: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 parasitic infection that had multisystemic manifestations.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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