[Dirofilariasis--a rare antroponosis. Review of the literature and a report of two clinical cases]

Khirurgiia (Sofiia). 2006:(4-5):53-5.
[Article in Bulgarian]

Abstract

Dirofilariasis is a rare anthroponotic endemic disease caused by nematodes. The dog is the reservoir of this parasite and men are accidentally infected by mosquitoes. A subcutaneous mass or pulmonary nodules are the typical clinical presentation. Here, we present two cases of human dirofilariosis and a make a review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Dirofilaria / immunology
  • Dirofilaria / isolation & purification
  • Dirofilariasis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Dirofilariasis* / parasitology
  • Dirofilariasis* / surgery
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Serologic Tests
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Zoonoses