Conly J M, Sekla L H, Low D E
Can Med Assoc J. 1984 Jun 15;130(12):1575-6.
Dirofilariasis is now recognized as a zoonosis. Infection of humans occurs when a mosquito that has obtained larvae-containing blood from an infected animal transmits the larvae, after they have developed to the infective stage, to a human. Dirofilarial infections in humans have been reported from around the world. In this paper a case is reported in which subcutaneous dirofilariasis in a human presented as a lump in the breast. The epidemiologic and pathogenetic features of this disease are discussed.
丝虫病现在被认为是一种人畜共患病。当一只从受感染动物获取含幼虫血液的蚊子在幼虫发育到感染阶段后将其传播给人类时，人类就会感染。世界各地都有关于人类感染丝虫的报道。本文报告了一例人类皮下丝虫病表现为乳房肿块的病例。并讨论了该疾病的流行病学和发病机制特征。
