Dirofilaria repens infection case in Hungary: a case report
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Summary: A 51‐year‐old female developed urticarial lesions of her right forearm which progressed into transient edema and subcutaneous swelling. Later a small infiltrated subcutaneous nodule also appeared and was removed in toto. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of Dirofilaria repens.This worm is the cause of an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area. In the past decade many cases have been reported worldwide, but the condition appears rare in Hungary and skin findings have not been described.
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Dirofilariasis is an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area and appears to be an emerging disease in Central Europe.
“Dirofilariasis is an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area and it seems to be an emerging disease in Central Europe as well [1,2].”
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- Authors
- Pónyai, K., Wikonkál, N., Bottlik, G., Hársing, J., Kucsera, I., Horváth, A., & Kárpáti, S.
- Affiliations
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- National Center for Epidemiology (HU)
- Corresponding author
- Pónyai, Katinka
- Venue
- JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-11-27
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1051-1053
- ISSN
- 1610-0379 (ISSN-L)
- 1610-0387
- OpenAlex
- W2052345393
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria repens, cutaneous larva migrans, urticarial lesions, subcutaneous nodules, zoonoses, Hungary, histopathological diagnosis
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Diagnosis, Differential, Dirofilaria, Dirofilariasis, Edema, Female, Humans, Hungary, Middle Aged, Zoonoses, Treatment Outcome
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