TY - JOUR
T1 - Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis
T2 - the 'migrating' skin tumor
AU - Mistry, Michelle Alexandra
AU - Hoejvig, Jens
AU - Helleberg, Marie
AU - Stensvold, Christen Rune
AU - Jokelainen, Pikka
AU - Noehr, Anders
AU - Bonde, Christian
N1 - © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A 46-year-old woman presented with facial pain and discomfort. Diagnosis of subcutaneous dirofilariasis was reached after several months from symptom onset. Dirofilariasis should be suspected, also in non-endemic areas, in patients with a migrating subcutaneous nodule. Plastic surgery is preferred, as the face is often involved.
AB - A 46-year-old woman presented with facial pain and discomfort. Diagnosis of subcutaneous dirofilariasis was reached after several months from symptom onset. Dirofilariasis should be suspected, also in non-endemic areas, in patients with a migrating subcutaneous nodule. Plastic surgery is preferred, as the face is often involved.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148723657&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23320885.2021.2002154
DO - 10.1080/23320885.2021.2002154
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34790837
SN - 2332-0885
VL - 8
SP - 181
EP - 185
JO - Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
JF - Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
IS - 1
ER -