Periorbital Dirofilaria repens imported to Denmark: A human case report
- Klintebjerg, Kristine
- Petersen, Eskild
- Pshenichnaya, Natalia Yurievna
- Ermakova, Larisa Alexandrovna
- Nagorny, Sergey Andreevich
- Larsen, Carsten Schade
Publication date
December 2015
DOI Publisher
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. ISSN
2214-2509 Citation count (estimate)
1Abstract
AbstractDirofilaria 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
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