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.
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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*