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The first case of elbow bursitis caused by dirofilaria repens in humans

Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2019) 6(4)
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz157
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Our case report involves a 28-year-old man who was diagnosed with left elbow bursitis. After thorough macroscopic and microscopic examinations and serological and molecular tests, it was found that the inflammation had been caused by a Dirofilaria repens infection. This case report is the world's first documented description.

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Kołodziej, P., Szostakowska, B., Jarosz, B., Pojasek, S., Romak, M., Kocki, J., & Bogucka-Kocka, A. (2019). The first case of elbow bursitis caused by dirofilaria repens in humans. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz157

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