| [human muscle dirofilariasis of difficult diagnosis]. | a case of dirofilariasis by dirofilaria repens localized in the left temporalis muscle, in a 43-year-old woman, is described. it was acquired in south-western sicily but became apparent in pisa. it is the seventh case of human dirofilariasis reported from this area, confirming the existence of an endemic focus. in spite of the numerous investigations to identify clinically the illness (needle-aspirate, echography, ctscan) the diagnosis was possible only upon discovery of the nematode in the hist ... | 1996 | 8927459 |
| dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria repens in italy, an emergent zoonosis: report of 60 new cases. | sixty new cases of human dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria repens, occurring in italy between 1990 and 1999, are presented. this is the most extensive case study of this zoonosis reported worldwide by a single study group. the aim is to utilize this large experience to characterize the different histopathological findings in the parasitic lesions in man. | 2001 | 11318900 |
| human ocular infection with dirofilaria repens (railliet and henry, 1911) in an area endemic for canine dirofilariasis. | abstract. dirofilaria repens, which is usually found in canine subcutaneous tissues, is the main causative agent of human dirofilariasis in the old word. however, a relationship between animal and human cases of dirofilariasis caused by d. repens in a given area has never been demonstrated. the uneven distribution of d. repens in provinces in sicily, italy represented the foundation for this study. we report a human case of ocular infection with d. repens from trapani province, where canine diro ... | 2011 | 21633041 |
| research of canine filariasis in trapani province (western sicily). morphology on sem of male dirofilaria repens. | the prevalence of canine filariasis was investigated in 4 municipalities of trapani province (campobello di mazara, castelvetrano, marsala and mazara del vallo), an area where 8 human cases of dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria (nochtiella) repens have occurred during the last decade. blood samples were collected late in the afternoon, during august and september 1995, and examined by knott technique for the presence of microfilariae. sixtythree (29.3%) out of 215 domestic dogs (98 males, 117 fem ... | 1997 | 9802102 |