ArticleIDCases2025
Rare case of extralymphatic dirofilariasis presenting as a facial subcutaneous nodule in non-endemic region of Spain.
Article in IDCases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
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.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Surgical Intervention for Filariasis-Induced Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of Ablative and Physiological Approaches.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Filarial infestation is highly prevalent in tropical countries, lymphangitis and chronic lymphedema being the most common complaints in these regions. Yet, extralymphatic filariasis outside endemic areas is an extremely rare scenario. Case Presentation: We report a case of filariasis in the south of Spain. A previously healthy 49-year-old male patient reported a subcutaneous facial swelling. Surgery showed an encysted solitary filarial worm. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is a rare clinical manifestation of filariasis in non-endemical regions in Spain. Still, it should be kept in mind considering the increasing number of travelers and migratory phenomena, the changing climatic factors and the typical ultrasound findings.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.