Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens. Report of a case in Norway and review of recent literature.
A case of dirofilariasis in a Norwegian man is reported. The causal agent was identified as Dirofilaria repens Railliet et Henry, 1911. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report from a Scandinavian country on dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens. The infection was probably acquired in Majorca four years before it was diagnosed in Molde, Norway.
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000382:microbiology; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000209:etiology*