[Human dirofilariasis: 3 cases in the south of France]
FAURE, Odile
Vectorologie et transfert de gènes [VTG / UMR8121]
IDM (Immuno-Designed Molecules)
Cytokines et Immunologie des Tumeurs Humaines [U753]
Vectorologie et transfert de gènes [VTG / UMR8121]
IDM (Immuno-Designed Molecules)
Cytokines et Immunologie des Tumeurs Humaines [U753]
AMBROSETTI, Damien
Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire. Politique, sociétés, relations internationales au Sud [CEAN]
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Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire. Politique, sociétés, relations internationales au Sud [CEAN]
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fr
Article de revue
This item was published in
La Presse Médicale. 2007-05, vol. 36, n° 5 Pt 1, p. 799-803
Elsevier Masson
English Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis usually found in dogs and cats. It is rare in humans, who are dead-end hosts for the parasite. CASES: We report 3 cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens, ...Read more >
INTRODUCTION: Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis usually found in dogs and cats. It is rare in humans, who are dead-end hosts for the parasite. CASES: We report 3 cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens, contracted in the south of France (Alpes-Maritimes and Corsica). In the first two cases, the dirofilariasis manifested as lymph node enlargement; in the third case, lung disease suggested a systemic diffusion of microfilariae. DISCUSSION: Dirofilaria repens dirofilariasis is due to the transmission of microfilariae by some mosquito bites (Aedes, Culex, Anopheles, Mansonia, Psorophora and Taeniorhynchus). Usually only one larva develops, producing an immature adult worm inside a node. Ultrasound examination may suggest the parasitic origin of the lesion. It is treated surgically, by excision, without chemotherapy. Very rarely, an adult worm may mature and produce systemic diffusion of microfilariae. The nodule in the third case contained a gravid adult female worm but we found no microfilariae. Dirofilariosis can present problems in diagnosis and treatment. It must be considered in patients with an isolated nodule.Read less <
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