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Dirofilariasis Causing Pediatric Acute Scrotum: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg
Introduction: Dirofilarial infestation has been reported as an extremely rare cause of pediatric acute scrotum. We aimed to evaluate clinical, radiological, and intraoperative findings of children who underwent surgical management for acute scrotum due ...
Wijekoon N, Antony D, Muhunthan T, Samarasinghe M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Monitoring dirofilariasis spread: herding dogs in Armenia [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Dirofilariasis is distinguished by the causative agent provoking dirofilariasis: Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. In the territory of Armenia, dirofilariosis is studied little.
Zykova Svetlana, Slobodyanik Roman, Belova Larisa, Kryazhev Andrey, Savinkov Aleksey   +4 more
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Subcutaneous dirofilariasis [PDF]

Oxf Med Case Reports
Poorvi Sharma, Nitin Gupta, Idzi Potters, Anjely Sebastian, Muralidhar Varma, Juhi Irfana Basheer, R Balakrishnan, Nancy Namrata Mahapatra, Vishwapriya M Godkhindi, Kanthilatha Pai, Anuradha Calicut Kini Rao   +10 more
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Ocular Dirofilariasis: A Rare case from Mumbai, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic filariasis. Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection most commonly caused by Dirofilaria repens. Dirofilariasis, caused by Dirofilaria repens, has been reported to occur widely throughout Asia, Europe, and ...
Sachee Agrawal, Rahul Agrawal, Jayanthi Shastri   +2 more
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An Interesting Case of a Subcutaneous Nodule [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease which is caused by the filarial nematodes, Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Dirofilariae are transmitted to humans via mosquito bites. Human Dirofilariasis presents commonly as subcutaneous nodules,
Basavaprabhu Achappa, Deepak Madi, Soundarya Mahalingam   +2 more
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A study on canine dirofilariasis in selected areas of Sri Lanka

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objectives Canine dirofilariasis is a mosquito borne zoonotic filarial parasitic disease caused by Dirofilaria species. In Sri Lanka, human dirofilariasis is endemic and well documented. Even though canine dirofilariasis is an established infection among
Randima Dasanayake, Thivya Balendran, Dhilma Atapattu, Devika Iddawela   +3 more
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Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: a report of seven cases [PDF]

, 2002
Human pulmonary dirofilariasis is a rare disease caused by the parasite Dirofilaria immitis. It is usually seen as a solitary pulmonary nodule that mimics lung cancer. Although this disease is considered benign, its diagnosis often requires an excisional
Cardoso, João José de Deus, Cavallazzi, Antônio César, Cavallazzi, Rodrigo Silva, Souza, Irene Vieira   +3 more
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STUDY ON DIROFILARIOSIS IN MILITARY DOGS WITHIN THE ARMY OF SERBIA

Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 2010
Dirofilariasis is a parasitic disease, caused with Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. Dirofilariasis can appear as a heart form and as a cutaneus form.
Dušan Pajković, Sara Savić, Predrag Veljković, Živoslav Grgić   +3 more
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Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis Due to Dirofilaria immitis: The First Italian Case Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis, with a Systematic Literature Review

Life, 2022
Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis caused by nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria.Dirofilaria immitis is cosmopolitan as regards its distribution in animals, being responsible for human pulmonary dirofilariasis in the New World.
Andrea Palicelli, Claudia Veggiani, Francesco Rivasi, Andrea Gustinelli, Renzo Boldorini   +4 more
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Ophthalmic Dirofilariasis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
To report a rare case of ophthalmic dirofilariasis in a 68-year-old man with sudden, intense pain and itching in the left eye. The nematode was located in the eye and recognized as Dirofilaria repens.Slit-lamp examination disclosed a moving nematelminth under the bulbar conjunctiva of the left eye.
Arvanitis, PG, Vakalis, NC, Damanakis, AG, Theodossiadis, GP   +3 more
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