Oral migration of Dirofilaria repens after creeping dermatitis

Oral migration of Dirofilaria repens after creeping dermatitis

We report an autochthonous case of oral dirofilariasis in a 46-year-old female patient exposed in South-Eastern France. The patient first presented eyelid creeping dermatitis of one-week duration, then a sub-mucosal nodule appeared in the cheek. The entire nodule was removed surgically. Histological...

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Main Authors: Hennocq Quentin, Helary Aloïs, Debelmas Alexandre, Monsel Gentiane, Labat Amandine, Bertolus Chloé, Martin Coralie, Caumes Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
dirofilariasis
dirofilaria repens
creeping dermatitis
cutaneous larva migrans
oral nodule
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