Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens in Ibiza, Spain.
A case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis contracted in Ibiza, Spain is reported. An incomplete nematode extracted from the eyelid of a woman patient was identified on the basis of its anatomic and histologic characteristics as a nongravid adult female of the species Dirofilaria repens. The subcutaneous location of the worm, together with the epidemiologic data, support this finding.
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Servicio de Parasitologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Ros
J M
JM
Sansano
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C
Gonzalez-Arribas
J L
JL
Alvar
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J
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D013030:Spain