[Dirofilariasis--a rare antroponosis. Review of the literature and a report of two clinical cases].
Dirofilariasis is a rare anthroponotic endemic disease caused by nematodes. The dog is the reservoir of this parasite and men are accidentally infected by mosquitoes. A subcutaneous mass or pulmonary nodules are the typical clinical presentation. Here, we present two cases of human dirofilariosis and a make a review of the literature.
Draganov
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Elenkov
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Donkov
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Murdzhev
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Rusenov
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Dimitrova
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012698:Serologic Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015047:Zoonoses