An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of Dirofilaria Infection
Humans are not natural hosts of Dirofilaria; however, pulmonary or subcutaneous infections may occur through mosquitoes transmission. Patients presenting with simple subcutaneous nodules may not seek early medical attention, and hence systemic involvement through hematogenous spread may occur. Defin...
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| description | Humans are not natural hosts of Dirofilaria; however, pulmonary or subcutaneous infections may occur through mosquitoes transmission. Patients presenting with simple subcutaneous nodules may not seek early medical attention, and hence systemic involvement through hematogenous spread may occur. Definitive diagnosis of Dirofilaria infection is made by histopathological examinations of the infected tissues. We report a patient with an incidental diagnosis of Dirofilaria infection confirmed by histopathological findings of a subcutaneous nodule on the right thigh. The source of infection remains unknown. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2ddda2560cd4d6aaec83e5cb6a499eb2025-08-20T02:20:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/191245191245An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of Dirofilaria InfectionBruno Man-Hon Cheung0Yi-Lan Huang1Yie-Wen Lin2Yung-Sen Chang3Shian-Min Liu4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, No. 670, Chung Te Road, Tainan 701, TaiwanDepartment of Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Gangshan Hospital, No. 12, Shou-Tian Road, Kaohsiung City 820, TaiwanOffice of Deputy Superintendent, Tainan Municipal Hospital, No. 670, Chung Te Road, Tainan 701, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, Tainan Municipal Hospital, No. 670, Chung Te Road, Tainan 701, TaiwanHumans are not natural hosts of Dirofilaria; however, pulmonary or subcutaneous infections may occur through mosquitoes transmission. Patients presenting with simple subcutaneous nodules may not seek early medical attention, and hence systemic involvement through hematogenous spread may occur. Definitive diagnosis of Dirofilaria infection is made by histopathological examinations of the infected tissues. We report a patient with an incidental diagnosis of Dirofilaria infection confirmed by histopathological findings of a subcutaneous nodule on the right thigh. The source of infection remains unknown.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/191245 |
| spellingShingle | Bruno Man-Hon Cheung Yi-Lan Huang Yie-Wen Lin Yung-Sen Chang Shian-Min Liu An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of Dirofilaria Infection Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of
Dirofilaria Infection |
| title_full | An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of
Dirofilaria Infection |
| title_fullStr | An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of
Dirofilaria Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of
Dirofilaria Infection |
| title_short | An Unexpected Cause of a Subcutaneous Nodule: A Case Report of
Dirofilaria Infection |
| title_sort | unexpected cause of a subcutaneous nodule a case report of dirofilaria infection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/191245 |
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