A case of dirofilariasis in man (subgenus Nochtiella): a scanning electron microscope study

An immature female Dirofilaria was found in the subcutaneous tissue of a patient under diethylcarbamazine-provocation. The worm demonstrates a characteristic cuticular pattern on the head and longitudinal ridges in the midbody region; it could therefore be characterized as a Dirofilaria of the subgenus Nochtiella.