A case of dirofilariasis in man (subgenus Nochtiella): a scanning electron microscope study.
An immature female Dirofilaria was found in the subcutaneous tissue of a patient under diethylcarbamazine-provocation. The worm demonstrates a characteristic cuticular pattern on the head and longitudinal ridges in the midbody region; it could therefore be characterized as a Dirofilaria of the subgenus Nochtiella.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009055:Mouth / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D014844:Vulva / Q000648:ultrastructure