Periorbital Dirofilaria repens imported to Denmark: A human case report

Kristine Klintebjerg; Eskild Petersen; Natalia Yurievna Pshenichnaya; Larisa Alexandrovna Ermakova; Sergey Andreevich Nagorny; Carsten Schade Larsen

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2014.12.001

Periorbital Dirofilaria repens imported to Denmark: A human case report

IDCases. 2014 Dec 12;2(1):25-6. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2014.12.001. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Kristine Klintebjerg¹, Eskild Petersen², Natalia Yurievna Pshenichnaya³, Larisa Alexandrovna Ermakova⁴, Sergey Andreevich Nagorny⁴, Carsten Schade Larsen¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
³ Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
⁴ Rostov Scientific Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Abstract

Dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. The infection occurs widely throughout Europe. We report a case of D. repens in a Danish woman who had been traveling to Crete. A nematode was visualized on examination and ELISA was positive for antibodies against D. repens.

Keywords: Denmark; Dirofilaria repens; Europe; Human; Travel.

Publication types

Case Reports