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Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens in Ibiza, Spain
I Fuentes1, A Cascales, J M Ros
1Servicio de Parasitologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis contracted in Ibiza, Spain is reported. An incomplete nematode extracted from the eyelid of a woman patient was identified on the basis of its anatomic and histologic characteristics as a nongravid adult female of the species Dirofilaria repens. The subcutaneous location of the worm, together with the epidemiologic data, support this finding.