Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in Assam
A 43-year-old woman from Sibsagar district of Assam reported with a gradually increasing swelling (2 cm × 1 cm) for one year on the chest wall over the sternum. There was no associated itching, pain or discharge from the swelling. She gave a history of getting a course of oral antibiotic once without improvement. On surgical excision of the nodule, a partially disintegrated white, thread like a worm of 5 cm in length was extracted []. Patient's blood was checked for microfilaremia, but no microfilaria was detected in her blood.