We describe Dirofilaria repens infection from a subcutaneous nodule localized on forehead of a woman. The parasites were identified as D. repens in the texture of cuticule. We believe that it is the first case report from Eski ehir and Turkey. Filarial worms of animals are normally inhabiting the blood vessels or the subcutaneous tissue.
Humans acquire the infective larvae through the bite of a mosquito.
The worms do not mature to fertility and die sterile. The size of dog and cat population, the prevalance of animal dirofilariasis, density of the vector population and human exposure of infected mosquitoes affect epidemiology. Herein, we describe a case of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis that occured in Eski ehir. According to our knowledge, this case is the first case report from Eski ehir and Turkey. She has never been abroad before.