Severe and Rare Case of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection with Pleural and Subcutaneous Manifestations, Slovenia

We report a case of human Dirofilaria repens infection in a woman in Slovenia who had concomitant pleural and subcutaneous manifestations of the infection. This case report illustrates the clinical course of a severe symptomatic parasitic infection that had multisystemic manifestations.

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This article reports a case of human Dirofilaria repens infection in Slovenia, where the patient had both pleural and subcutaneous manifestations. This case demonstrates the multisystemic clinical course of a severe symptomatic parasitic infection.