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ArticleTropical parasitology

The first case report of subcutaneous dirofilariasis caused by

Jerapas Thongpiya, Suchada Kreetitamrong, Theerasak Thongsit, Tanaporn Toothong, Sunsanee Rojanapanus, Patsharaporn Techasintana Sarasombath

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Article in Tropical parasitology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Uncovering a neglected canine filarioid in Asia: First evidence ofCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026
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  5. Migratory Soft-Tissue Swelling Owing to Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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  8. Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis Due toLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jerapas ThongpiyaDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Suchada KreetitamrongThe Office of Disease Prevention and Control 5, Ratchaburi, Thailand.
Theerasak ThongsitKanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Tanaporn ToothongDivision of Vector Borne Disease, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Sunsanee RojanapanusDivision of Vector Borne Disease, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Patsharaporn Techasintana SarasombathDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Siriraj Hospital · THDepartment of Disease Control · THMinistry of Public Health · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dirofilariasis is a rare zoonotic disease which is commonly caused by two

Indexed as

Case reportDirofilaria repensdirofilariasisDirofilaria sp.subcutaneous dirofilariasisThailand

Identifiers

PMID34765535
PMCPMC8579766
OpenAlexW3213184715

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