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. 2024 Apr 1;14(2):e2024102.
doi: 10.5826/dpc.1402a102.

Human Cutaneous Dirofilariasis Caused by Dirofilaria repens

Victoria Mattutzu  1 , Céline Nourrisson  2   3 , Clément Theis  4 , Carole Chevenet  1 , Philippe Poirier  2   3 , Maxime Moniot  2
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Human Cutaneous Dirofilariasis Caused by Dirofilaria repens

Victoria Mattutzu et al. Dermatol Pract Concept. .
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Figure 1
Microscopic examination of the excised nodule at the time of diagnosis after H&E staining. (A) Surperficial dermis and epidermis with sections of the worm in surface (×100 magnification); (B) Section of the worm showing the genital tubes (a), the muscle layer (b), the cuticle with characteristic external longitudinal ridges (c) (×400 magnification).
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