title: Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis: a report of 4 new autochthonous cases in Italy and a review of the literature.
abstract: The authors review the epidemiology of what is known about human subcutaneous dirofilariasis. This report deals with 4 new autochthonous cases occurred in the Northern plane of Italy, a further confirmation of the unusually high incidence of the disease in this district.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male