title: [Case of autochthonous subcutaneous dirofilariasis in man].
abstract: An autochthonous case of dirofilaria infection observed in Italy is described. The parasite was an unidentified species of dirofilaria removed from a subcutaneous nodule of a patient. The most recent data about epidemiology and geographical distribution of the parasite in Italy are briefly discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Un caso autoctono di dirofilariasi sottocutanea nell'uomo