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Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025

Research Letter

Rapid Subcutaneous Migration of Dirofilaria repens Nematode in Facial Tissue, Italy

Mariaelisa Carbonara, Simona Gabrielli, Alessia Ricci, Roberta Iatta, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Maria Virginia Tomassi, Andrea Mariano, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, and Domenico OtrantoComments to Author 
Author affiliation: University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy (M. Carbonara, A. Ricci, R. Iatta, R.P. Lia, J.A. Mendoza-Roldan, D. Otranto); University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy (S. Gabrielli); National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome (M.V. Tomassi, A. Mariano); City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China (D. Otranto)

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Figure 1

Microscopic view of Dirofilaria repens nematode extracted from subcutaneous facial tissue of a patient, Italy. Microscopic analysis revealed a thick laminated cuticle with characteristic longitudinal ridges and cross-striations, leading to the identification of the parasite. Scale bar indicates 100 µm.

Figure 1. Microscopic view of Dirofilaria repens nematode extracted from subcutaneous facial tissue of a patient, Italy. Microscopic analysis revealed a thick laminated cuticle with characteristic longitudinal ridges and cross-striations, leading to the identification of the parasite. Scale bar indicates 100 µm.

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