Journal of Surgery and Trauma
نشریه جراحی و تروما
J Surg Trauma
Medical Sciences
http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir
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Dirofilariasis and related traumas in Greek patients: Mini Review
جراحی_عفونی
Surgery_Infectious
مروری
Review
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Dirofilariasis is a rare vector-borne parasitic human disease. The culprit pathogens belong to the nematode’s family Filaridae. In humans most commonly species related to disease are Dirofilaria repens, D. tenuis, and D. immitis (the dog heartworm). Of those, D. immitis is related to pulmonary infection, whilst the other species are related to subcutaneous dirofilariasis. The vector is mosquitoes of the genera Aedes, Culex, Anopheles, and Mansonia. The natural transmission of Dirofilaria species from animals to humans occurs during the blood meals of the arthropods, where the worm is injected via the bite. Herein we describe case reports related to autochthonous dirofilariasis in Greek patients. All data have been retrieved from PubMed and Google Scholar. Many autochthonous cases of pulmonary, ocular and subcutaneous disease have been described in Greek patients from 1996 till 2020. Climate change and global warming is affecting the vectors and dirofilariasis should be considered as an emerging parasitic disease. All forms of dirofilariasis, although rare, should be included in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous or ocular nodules or coin like formations in the lungs in Greek patients.</li>
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Dirofilaria, Dirofilariasis, Subcutaneous Nodule, Nematoda
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http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-246-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Nikiforos
Rodis
rodis.nikiforos@gmail.com
10031947532846006439
10031947532846006439
No
Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Vasiliki Kalouda
Tsapadikou
vktsapadikou@gmail.com
10031947532846006440
10031947532846006440
No
Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Georgios
Zacharis
georgioszacharis@gmail.com
10031947532846006441
10031947532846006441
No
Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Patras, Greece
Nada
Zacharis
zacharisnadia@gmail.com
10031947532846006442
10031947532846006442
No
General Practitioner, Internal Medicine, Patras, Greece
Charalampos
Potsios
charpotsios@gmail.com
10031947532846006443
10031947532846006443
No
Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, Greece
Efrosini
Krikoni
frkrikoni@gmail.com
10031947532846006444
10031947532846006444
No
Department of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Greece
Panagiota
Xaplanteri
panagiota.xaplanteri@gmail.com
10031947532846006445
10031947532846006445
Yes
Department of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Greece