An asymptomatic patient with a pulmonary coin lesion surgically diagnosed with pulmonary dirofilariasis caused by infection with Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Chills

  […] may infect humans as secondary end stage host, particularly in southern coastal states in US Adult worms die in right ventricle, embolize in pulmonary arterial circulation Embolization of dead worms may be clinically silent or cause chest pain, fever, chills [pathologyoutlines.com]

• Inguinal Hernia

  This case was unique in that it involved the spermatic cord, produced significant symptoms, and upon physical examination was suspected of being an incarcerated inguinal hernia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Vascular Disease

  The parasite can survive for long periods of time (7 years or more) in the circulatory system of immunocompetent reservoirs, producing usually a chronic inflammatory vascular disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Skin Disease

  Diseases, Parasitic/diagnosis Skin Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology* Skin Diseases, Parasitic/pathology Skin Diseases, Parasitic/surgery Substances RNA, Helminth RNA, Ribosomal RNA, ribosomal, 12S [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Foreign Body Sensation

  A 51-year-old man from the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy referred for ocular foreign body sensation in his right eye. A slight swelling of the bulbar conjunctiva was observed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Suggestibility

  These findings suggest that the ES antigen of D. immitis provides a more sensitive antigen than does the adult somatic antigen; but the ES antigen and the adult somatic antigen have a common antigenic band at 18 kDa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Confusion

  These species are responsible for the development of benign pulmonary and subcutaneous nodules, respectively, that can be confused with lung or cutaneous cancer. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Pulmonary Coin Lesion

  Konstantinos Grapatsas, Gian Kayser, Bernward Passlick, Sebastian Wiesemann Abstract A solitary pulmonary coin lesion can be attributed to a great variety of diseases. [jtd.amegroups.com]

  An asymptomatic patient with a pulmonary coin lesion surgically diagnosed with pulmonary dirofilariasis caused by infection with Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Wuchereria Bancrofti

  Abstract In French Polynesia, Aedes polynesiensis (Marks) is the vector of the human filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold) and dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Brugia Malayi

  KEYWORDS: Brugia malayi; Brugia pahangi; Dirofilaria immitis; Wuchereria bancrofti; dog; high resolution melting real-time PCR; mosquito [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

None required systemic treatment. D. immitis is found in dog, cat, wolf, coyote, and fox populations throughout the United States, but the highest concentrations have been noted in the eastern, southeastern, and southern coastal states. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Serious reactions after mass treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in an area endemic for Loa loa infection. Lancet 350, 18-22. ‏ [books.google.com]

The presence of Dirofilaria will impact the course and/or choice of treatment. The Knott’s test can be done without doing a direct smear, but never do a direct smear without doing a Knott’s test. [sonopath.com]

One of the extremely rare etiologies of the solitary pulmonary coin lesion is the human pulmonary dirofilariasis (HPD). HPD is attributed to an infection of the parasite Dirofilaria (D.) and especially to the type Dirofilaria immitis (DI). [jtd.amegroups.com]

The epidemiologic, morphologic, and clinical features of D immitis infestation are discussed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Key words: Dirofilaria immitis / Dirofilariosis / Morphology / Molecular identification / Zoonosis / Epidemiology © N.I. [doi.org]

This results has important bearing on the dynamics of heartworm-induced pathophysiological changes during infection and could influence the nature and chronology of responses to therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION: D. immitis is circulating in wildlife of the study area, suggesting the relevance of developing control programmes to prevent transmission of the disease to humans and domestic animals. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He has not been on any heartworm preventative since that time. Fisher has not had any vomiting or diarrhea recently but has been having slightly looser stools. [web.archive.org]

American Heartworm Society Releases 2018 Canine Heartworm Guidelines Revised Guidelines Stress Risk Analysis in Prevention, Testing and Treatment Decisions Help Stop Heartworm Travel Plans The American Heartworm Society announces new “best practices” [heartwormsociety.org]