Subcutaneous Dirofilariosis in South‐East Serbia‐Case Report
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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.
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Human cases originating from D. repens have only previously been reported in the region of southeastern Serbia.
“Human cases originating from D. repens have only previously been reported in the region of southeastern Serbia (24, 40, 41).”
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- Authors
- Tasić, S., Stoiljković, N., Miladinović‐Tasić, N., Tasić, A., Mihailović, D., Rossi, L., Gabrielli, S., & Cancrini, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Nis (RS)
- University of Turin (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- Venue
- Zoonoses and Public Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-12-06
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 318-322
- ISSN
- 1863-1959 (ISSN-L)
- 1863-2378
- OpenAlex
- W1929603917
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Zoonoses and Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria repens, molecular identification, zoonotic filariasis
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Dirofilaria, Dirofilariasis, Dogs, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, RNA, Ribosomal, Skin Diseases, Parasitic, Zoonoses, DNA, Helminth, Serbia
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