Catalog
Subcutaneous dirofilariasis
Link to WHO Definition
Subcutaneous dirofilariasis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/813571137
Subcutaneous dirofilariasis normally results from the transmission of microfilariae of Dirofilaria repens from the latter’s natural animal host to man via a mosquito bite. The adult worm cannot develop fully in man but typically manifests as a subcutaneous nodule, commonly located on or around the eyelids.