TY - JOUR
A2 - Casey, G. J.
AU - Popescu, Ioana
AU - Tudose, Irina
AU - Racz, Paul
AU - Muntau, Birgit
AU - Giurcaneanu, Calin
AU - Poppert, Sven
PY - 2012
DA - 2012/02/07
TI - Human Dirofilaria repens Infection in Romania: A Case Report
SP - 472976
VL - 2012
AB - Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the filarial nematodes of dogs Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Depending on the species involved, human infections usually manifest as one cutaneous or visceral larva migrans that forms a painless nodule in the later course of disease. Dirofilariae are endemic in the Mediterranean, particularly in Italy. They are considered as emerging pathogens currently increasing their geographical range. We present one of the few known cases of human dirofilariasis caused by D. repens in Romania. The patient developed unusual and severe clinical manifestations that mimicked pathological conditions like cellulitis or deep venous thrombosis.
SN - 2090-6625
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/472976
DO - 10.1155/2012/472976
JF - Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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ER -