Open AccessAcute arthritis occurring in association with subcutaneous dirofilaria tenuis infection
Author(s) -
Corman Lourdes C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780301217
Subject(s) - rheumatism , arthritis , medicine , immunology , parasitic infection , dermatology
A patient who developed a self‐limited acute migratory arthritis in association with subcutaneous infection with Dirofilaria tenuis is described. There have been several reports of parasitic rheumatism and the possible association between arthritis and parasitic infection. Parasitic rheumatism in a patient infected with D tenuis has not been previously reported, however.