Human dirofilariasis due to repens in southern India
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Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens: Clinically Suspected as Cutaneous Fascioliasis
BACKGROUND The significant increase in the number of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in recent years, suggests the appearance of a new health problem in the old world with most cases reported from Mediterranean countries. Besides the present case, eleven cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis have been detected in Iran, three of which belong to Gilan Province, northern Iran. METHODS We ...
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background: the significant increase in the number of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in recent years, suggests the appearance of a new health problem in the old world with most cases reported from mediterranean countries. besides the present case, eleven cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis have been detected in iran, three of which belong to gilan province, northern iran. methods: ...
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Madam, I read with great interest the article by Naik et al1, concerning diagnosis of filariasis. The adult female patient was afebrile with no lymphadenopathy or organomegaly. The authors could not diagnose properly the species of the filarial worm. In recent years, numerous cases of human Dirofilariasis have been reported, indicating fast emergence of this zoonotic disease2. Of the eight huma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Parasitology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2229-5070
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.97247