[Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in Italy. First case in the Marche region].
The first case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in the Marche region (Central Italy) is described. It was caused by Dirofilaria repens and localised in the abdominal wall of a 23 years old university student from Pesaro. The presence of many histological sections of the nematode in strong regression, suggests that the death of the parasite occurred inside the nodule many months before the surgical intervention.
Pampiglione
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Cattedra di parassitologia, Facoltà di medicina veterinaria, Università di Bologna.
Muretto
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Del Fiasco
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy
Dirofilariasi sottocutanea umana in Italia. Primo caso nelle Marche.