Gardiner C H, Oberdorfer C E, Reyes J E, Pinkus W H
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1978 Nov;27(6):1279-81. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.1279.
Dirofilaria repens, a natural parasite of dogs and cats in Europe, Asia, and Africa, sometimes infects man. In man the worms are usually in subcutaneous tissues or in the orbit. A case is herein reported in which a non-gravid, adult Dirofilaria, probably D. repens, was in the subcutaneous tissue of a resident of Wisconsin. The patient, however, acquired the infection 8 years previously in Greece.
匐行恶丝虫是欧洲、亚洲和非洲犬猫的一种天然寄生虫，有时也会感染人类。在人类中，这种寄生虫通常存在于皮下组织或眼眶内。本文报告了一例病例，一名威斯康星州居民的皮下组织中有一条未成熟的成年匐行恶丝虫（可能是匐行恶丝虫）。然而，该患者8年前在希腊感染了这种寄生虫。
