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Cutaneous and pulmonary dirofilariasis due to D irofilaria repens
Author(s) -
Benzaquen M.,
Brajon D.,
Delord M.,
Yin N.,
Bittar F.,
Toga I.,
Berbis P.,
Parola P.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.13859
Subject(s) - dirofilaria repens , dirofilariasis , dirofilaria , repens , cellulitis , dirofilaria immitis , helminthiasis , pathology , dermatology , filariasis , medicine , helminths , biology , immunology , botany
Summary Dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic infection that accidentally affects humans. It is caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria , which are transmitted by mosquitoes. Cutaneous dirofilariasis appears as inflammatory lesions that could be consistent with Wells’ cellulitis. We present a remarkable case of human infection with Dirofilaria repens , causing both subcutaneous and pulmonary nodules.