Journal of travel medicineHumansFemaleYoung AdultDirofilariasisTravel
Dirofilariasis presenting with recurrent solitary erythematous swellings and creeping dermatitis.
Sofya Lukovnikova, Celia Degonda, Bernhard Beck, Maura Concu, Beatrice Nickel, Andreas Neumayr
Published: 202510.1093/jtm/taaf100
Abstract
Open AccessA 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.