Dirofilaria tenuisin Vermont

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IN New England, physicians usually do not expect to discover that the underlying cause of a subcutaneous lump is a zoonotic filariasis, but their expectations may be enhanced by the following case report, which is believed to be unique in northern New England.Case ReportA 66-year-old woman noted a swelling above the right eye of one week's duration. It had started as a tender spot for two days followed by a generalized periorbital swelling and localized as a slightly raised, painless nodule, 1 cm in diameter.A resident of Long Island, New York, the patient had spent the month . . .

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