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HUMAN SUBCUTANEOUS DIROFILARIASIS - CASE REPORT
Medicinski Pregled
|November 24, 2015
Summary
Human dirofilariasis, a rare zoonotic disease, can manifest as a subcutaneous nodule. This case report details a Dirofilaria repens infection in a Montenegrin man, successfully treated with surgery and medication.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Medicine
- Parasitology
- Human Pathology
Background:
- Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis.
- While common and severe in animals, human infections are typically mild, sporadic, and asymptomatic, with rare complications.
- The disease is infrequent in Europe, even in endemic regions like Italy, Spain, and the Mediterranean.
