Severe and Rare Case of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection with Pleural and Subcutaneous Manifestations, Slovenia

We report a case of human Dirofilaria repens infection in a woman in Slovenia who had concomitant pleural and subcutaneous manifestations of the infection. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a severe symptomatic parasitic infection that had multisystemic manifestations.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2022-12, Vol.28 (12), p.2504-2507
Hauptverfasser:	Biasizzo, Helena, Šoba, Barbara, Ilovski, Frosina, Harlander, Matevž, Lukin, Matej, Blatnik, Olga, Turel, Matjaž, Srpčič, Matevž, Kern, Izidor, Beović, Bojana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Case reports Case studies Cutaneous manifestations of general diseases Diagnosis Dirofilaria repens Dispatch Female human Humans infection Infection with Pleural and Subcutaneous Manifestations, Slovenia Infections Infectious diseases Lymphatic system nematode Nervous system Parasites Parasitic diseases Pleural diseases Pleural effusion pleural manifestations Roundworm infections Severe and Rare Case of Human Skin Slovenia Tomography Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of human Dirofilaria repens infection in a woman in Slovenia who had concomitant pleural and subcutaneous manifestations of the infection. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a severe symptomatic parasitic infection that had multisystemic manifestations.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2812.221366