Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Serbia.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2011 Aug;58(5):318-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01379.x. Epub 2010 Dec 6.
Human dirofilariosis is a relatively rare infection caused by filarial worms of the genus Dirofilaria. We herein report the first case of human subcutaneous dirofilariosis in the southeastern part of Serbia. A complete alive nematode was removed from a nodule in the periorbital region of a 50-year-old woman. The nematode was morphologically identified as a D. repens-like immature female. The diagnosis was confirmed with molecular methods. The patient was probably infected in the South-East Serbia as she had not travelled abroad, nor in other parts of Serbia such as Vojvodina, recently identified as a hyperendemic area for D. repens infection of dogs.
人肤蝇蛆病是一种由犬恶丝虫属的丝虫引起的相对罕见的感染。我们在此报告首例塞尔维亚东南部地区的人皮下肤蝇蛆病。一名 50 岁女性的眶周区域结节中取出一条完整的活体线虫。该线虫经形态学鉴定为似 Repens 属的未成熟雌性线虫。该诊断通过分子方法得到确认。患者可能是在塞尔维亚东南部感染的，因为她没有出国旅行，也没有在其他地区（如伏伊伏丁那，最近被确定为犬恶丝虫感染的高度流行地区）旅行过。
