title: [Human dirofilariasis: discovery of a gravid female of Dirofilaria repens in a subcutaneous nodule].
abstract: A case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis occurred in a 53 years old woman from Scafati (Salerno province). It was localized in the left submammary region. The patient was operated 16 years ago for a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. For this reason a metastasis was clinically suspected. The histological examination revealed the presence of a granulomatous nodule formed around a Dirofilaria repens gravid female in the subcutaneous tissue. The presence of microfilariae in the uterus of the nematode would suggest that also a mature male was present at the same time in the patient, although it was not possible to localise it. Haematic eosinophilia was observed.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Parassitologia dell'Università di Bologna.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pampiglione
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montaperto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D013909:Thorax; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms
vernacular_title: Dirofilariasi umana: ritrovamento di femmina gravida di Dirofilaria repens in nodulo sottocutaneo.