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Year : 2021 | Volume
: 8 | Issue : 2 | Page : 83--86
Human dirofilariasis: An emerging zoonotic nematodal infection - A case series
Linta Jacob, Nevil Varghese, Arjun G Menon, Ariyamparambil R Vinayakumar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nevil Varghese
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur - 680 555, Kerala
India
Dirofilariasis is an emerging parasitic infection caused by Dirofilaria spp., a parasite carried by domestic dogs, cats, and other wild animals. Humans become accidental dead end hosts when inoculated with microfilariae by blood sucking arthropods like mosquitoes. Subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an accidental human infection that presents as subcutaneous nodules in the body resulting from an inflammatory reaction in response to the infection. We report a case series of human dirofilariasis to highlight its increasing trend from a tertiary care hospital in Kerala, South India.
How to cite this article:
Jacob L, Varghese N, Menon AG, Vinayakumar AR. Human dirofilariasis: An emerging zoonotic nematodal infection - A case series.Int J Adv Med Health Res 2021;8:83-86
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Jacob L, Varghese N, Menon AG, Vinayakumar AR. Human dirofilariasis: An emerging zoonotic nematodal infection - A case series. Int J Adv Med Health Res [serial online] 2021 [cited 2023 Mar 25 ];8:83-86
Available from: https://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2021;volume=8;issue=2;spage=83;epage=86;aulast=Jacob;type=0 |
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