Mysterious Migrating Facial Nodule

A 32-year-old woman develops migrating nodules on her face after traveling. Discover the cause of these itchy, moving lumps linked to Mosquito bites.

Dirofilaria repens infection


A 32-year-old woman presented to an ophthalmologist with a 2-week history of nodules that moved around her face. She had first noted a nodule below her left eye. Five days later, it had moved to above her left eye, and 10 days after that to the upper lip. The nodules occasionally caused a localized itching and burning sensation. She had recently traveled to a rural area outside Moscow and recalled being frequently bitten by mosquitoes. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Human papillomavirus warts
Pyogenic granuloma
Relapsing malaria
Dirofilaria repens infection
Nodulocystic acne

Dirofilaria repens infection, Migrating Nodule, Mosquito-Borne Illness, Ophthalmology, Zoonosis

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