title: [Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis: 8 more cases in Italy].
abstract: Eight new cases of Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in subjects aged 14 to 83 years, 5 men and 3 women, are recorded. The patients were living in Piedmont (5 cases), Tuscany (1), Friuli-Venetia Julia (1) and Apulia (1). The nematodes were immature in 6 cases (2 males and 4 females) and adults in 2 (both females). Microfilariae in the uterus of one of them were detected.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Parassitologia Veterinaria, Università di Bologna.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pampiglione
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brollo
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ciancia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Benedittis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feyles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mastinu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivasi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tunesi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vetrugno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology