Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens in Ibiza, Spain

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Oct;51(4):401-4.

Abstract

A case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis contracted in Ibiza, Spain is reported. An incomplete nematode extracted from the eyelid of a woman patient was identified on the basis of its anatomic and histologic characteristics as a nongravid adult female of the species Dirofilaria repens. The subcutaneous location of the worm, together with the epidemiologic data, support this finding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Dirofilaria / anatomy & histology
  • Dirofilaria / classification*
  • Dirofilaria / isolation & purification
  • Dirofilariasis / parasitology*
  • Eyelids / parasitology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology*
  • Spain