title: Subcutaneous dirofilariosis in South-East Serbia--case report.
abstract: Human dirofilariosis is a relatively rare infection caused by filarial worms of the genus Dirofilaria. We herein report the first case of human subcutaneous dirofilariosis in the southeastern part of Serbia. A complete alive nematode was removed from a nodule in the periorbital region of a 50-year-old woman. The nematode was morphologically identified as a D. repens-like immature female. The diagnosis was confirmed with molecular methods. The patient was probably infected in the South-East Serbia as she had not travelled abroad, nor in other parts of Serbia such as Vojvodina, recently identified as a hyperendemic area for D. repens infection of dogs.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Serbia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Tasić
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Stoiljković
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Miladinović-Tasić
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Tasić
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Mihailović
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Rossi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Gabrielli
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Cancrini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000235:genetics; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D055771:Serbia; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal