A CASE OF MIGRATORY SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE CAUSED BY DIROFILARIA IMMITIS.

Dr. Siddhartha M. Shetty; Dr. K.S. Kushalappa; Dr. Vimal Karnaker; Dr. B. Jayaprakash Shetty

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

A CASE OF MIGRATORY SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE CAUSED BY DIROFILARIA IMMITIS.

Dr. Siddhartha M. Shetty, Dr. K. S. Kushalappa, Dr. Vimal Karnaker, Dr. B. Jayaprakash Shetty

Abstract :

Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is a rare zoonotic filarial infection caused by filarial worms of the genus Dirofilaria. In recent, there has been a rise in human Dirofilaria infections in several regions of the world and is considered as emerging zoonotic infection transmitted to man by zooanthrophilic blood sucking insects. Cases of subcutaneous Dirofilariasis are majority caused by Dirofilaria repens. Here we present a case of migratory subcutaneous swelling of the left leg in a 28 year old male patient. Patient underwent surgical removal of a live filaria worm which was then sent for microbiological evaluation and revealed filarial worm of the immitis species.