Dirofilariasis presenting with recurrent solitary erythematous swellings and creeping dermatitis
A 24-year-old Swiss medical student with an extensive travel history presented to the general practitioner with solitary erythematous migratory swellings on her lower leg. A diagnosis was finally reached after 6 months, when a creeping eruption presented on her eyelid.
Authors
- Andreas Neumayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7358-2791)
- Beatrice Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-2643)
- Maura Concu
- Bernhard Beck
- Sofya Lukovnikova
- Celia Degonda
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AU)
- Lindenhofspital (CH)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaf100
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00