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Clinical Aspects of Dermatitis Associated with Dirofilaria repens in Pets: A Review of 100 Canine and 31 Feline Cases (1990–2010) and a Report of a New Clinic Case Imported from Italy to Dubai

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Tarello, Walter·2011·Journal of Parasitology Research

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Cutaneous dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease caused by the mosquito-borne filarial nematodes Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens, living in the subcutaneous tissue of dogs, cats, wild carnivores, and humans. Cases have been recently reported also from Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, France, The Netherlands, and the Middle East.D. repens is not widely known to cause chronic pruritic dermatitis in animals. Dermatological signs observed in 100 canine clinic cases were pruritus (100%), erythema (79%), papulae (62%), focal or multifocal alopecia (55%), hyperkeratosis (18%), crusting (14%), nodules (12%), acantosis (5%), and eczema (3%). Signs other than dermatological were conjunctivitis (46%), anorexia (35%), vomiting (26%), fever (25%), lethargy (20%), and lymph-adenomegaly (10%). A case imported from Italy to Dubai is described. The opportunistic role of D. repens might explain the presence of asymptomatic carriers, the concurrent observation of nondermatological signs, and the development of dermatitis in a subgroup of parasitized dogs.

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  1. [31]Pingen CH Lorentz S Magnis J Menn B Schaper R Nauche TJ Successful treatment of Dirofilaria repens infections in dogs with melarsomine (Immiticide, Merial), against adults and a combination of moxidectin 2.5%/imidacloprid 10% (Advocate, Bayer) against microfilaria In: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAP '09) August 2009 Alberta, Canada

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Authors
Tarello, W.
Affiliations
Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Pet Connection Veterinary Clinic, P.O. Box 450288, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Corresponding author
Tarello, Walter
Venue
Journal of Parasitology Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011
Volume
2011
Pages
1-7
ISSN
  • 2090-0023 (ISSN-L)
  • 2090-0031
OpenAlex
W2076433825
Cited by
61
References
28
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FWCI
2.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Parasitology Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
Keywords
Dirofilaria repens, canine dermatitis, feline dermatitis, pruritus, imported infections, asymptomatic carriers, conjunctivitis, hyperkeratosis, hair loss, opportunistic infections

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