Molecular Identification of New Cases of Human Dirofilariosis (Dirofilaria repens) in Italy. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 (1) Dirofilariosis is a vector-borne parasitic disease mainly in domestic and wild carnivores caused by Dirofilaria (Noctiella) repens, which is endemic in many countries of the Old World, and D. immitis, which has a worldwide distribution.
Gabrielli S +11 more
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TO REPORT A CASE OF OCULAR ZOONOTIC INFESTATION OF DIROFILARIA REPENS
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical ResearchTo report a case of ocular zoonotic infestation of Dirofilaria Repens.
Khushdeep Kaur +3 more
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Ocular Dirofilaria repens: not rare
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Aim: To report three cases of ocular Dirofilaria repens. Methods: Three patients, who presented to us with mass in preseptal and orbital region, and were not improving with parenteral and oral steroids, were investigated.
Usha Kim, Mohit Gupta, N. Vidhya, Shanti
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Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele-First Reported Case from Croatia. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Dirofilariasis is an endemic infestation in tropical and subtropical countries caused by about 40 different species. It rarely occurs in the oral cavity and is mostly presented as mucosal and submucosal nodules.
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A case of inguinal hernia associated with atypical Dirofilaria repens infection in a dog. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2021 Dirofilaria repens is a filarioid nematode transmitted by mosquitoes. Adult D. repens are typically localized in the subcutaneous tissue of the host, but other, atypical localizations have also been reported.
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Case Report: Molecular Detection of Dirofilaria repens in an Italian Patient after a Stay in Tanzania. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021 . A 35-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in the south of Italy because of a periocular nodule and subpalpebral edema. The patient reported having been stayed in Tanzania five months before.
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Subconjunctival Infection due to Dirofilaria Repens ‐Case Report
Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis, 2013 Summary The aim of the survey was to present the clinical course and surgical treatment of the first case of human ocular dirofilariosis on the territory of the city of Niš, in the southeast Serbia. Male patient, 57 years old, visited an ophthalmologist because of extreme swelling and redness of the eyelids of the right eye, scratches and pain in his ...
Marija Trenkić-Božinović +7 more
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The first case report of subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens in Thailand.
Trop Parasitol, 2021 Dirofilariasis is a rare zoonotic disease which is commonly caused by two Dirofilaria species; Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. Humans are accidental dead-end hosts of the parasites, and the infection is mainly asymptomatic.
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Dirofilaria repens Infection and Concomitant Meningoencephalitis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. Clinical symptoms are usually restricted to a subcutaneous nodule containing a single infertile parasite. Here, we report a case of D.
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Subconjunctival human dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens in the Mediterranean Basin. [PDF]
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 2022 Redón-Soriano M +5 more
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