title: [A case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in the Turin hills].
abstract: The literature about human dirofilariasis is briefly reviewed with particular reference to the Italian epidemiology, and a case of subcutaneous localization of living Dirofilaria Repens is described. The infestation occurred on the Turin hills. The occurrence of dirofilariasis in a hilly zone is pointed out, because the most common occurrence in Piedmont has been reported from rice zones.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale Ortopedico Traumatologico, Torino.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blandamura
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casonato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Un caso di dirofilariosi umana sottocutanea nella collina torinese.