Human orbital dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens.: An autochthonous case in southwestern France.

被引:4
|
作者
Weill, FX [1 ]
Accoceberry, I [1 ]
Montané, V [1 ]
Le Moine, JJ [1 ]
Couprie, B [1 ]
Djossou, F [1 ]
Malvy, D [1 ]
Le Bras, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Pasteur Guadeloupe, Morne Jolivere, F-97165 Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
来源
MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES | 1999年 / 29卷 / 10期
关键词
Dirofilaria repens; human orbital dirofilariasis; France;
D O I
10.1016/S0399-077X(00)87141-3
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
We present a new French case of human orbital dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens. This parasite affecting dogs is transmitted by mosquitoes. In France, the reported geographic range of D. repens is located in the southeastern Mediterranean regions and Corsica. Human infestation is rare: about 60 cases have been reported in France so far. Human dirofilariasis is benign and involves subcutaneous and ocular manifestations. The diagnostic is made by excisional biopsy, which is also the sole recommended treatment. This observation proves that this parasitic disease is also present in the southwestern Atlantic region of France. (C) 1999 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
引用
收藏
页码:642 / 645
页数:4
相关论文
共 26 条
  • [1] A case of pleuropulmonary dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens. Case report
    Kozlov, Sergey S.
    Ermakova, Larisa A.
    Lobzin, Yuri V.
    Nagorny, Sergey A.
    Kornienko, Igor V.
    Telicheva, Victoriya O.
    Kaliuzhina, Mariia A.
    Pshenichcnaya, Natalia Yu
    TERAPEVTICHESKII ARKHIV, 2023, 95 (11) : 970 - 975
  • [2] Pseudo-Tumor of the Epididymis, a Rare Clinical Presentation of Human Dirofilaria repens Infection: a Report of Autochthonous Case of Dirofilariasis in Southwestern Slovakia
    Boldis, Vojtech
    Ondriska, Frantisek
    Bosak, Vladimir
    Hajduk, Ondrej
    Antolova, Daniela
    Miterpakova, Martina
    ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, 2020, 65 (02) : 550 - 553
  • [3] Human ocular dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in Sri Lanka
    Iddawela, Devika
    Ehambaram, Kiruthiha
    Wickramasinghe, Susiji
    ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, 2015, 8 (12) : 996 - 999
  • [4] Human ocular dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in Sri Lanka
    Devika Iddawela
    Kiruthiha Ehambaram
    Susiji Wickramasinghe
    Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2015, (12) : 996 - 999
  • [5] Human Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens: Clinically Suspected as Cutaneous Fascioliasis
    Ashrafi, K.
    Golchai, J.
    Geranmayeh, S.
    IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2010, 39 (01) : 105 - 109
  • [6] Human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in Ukraine, an emergent zoonosis: epidemiological report of 1465 cases
    Salamatin, Ruslan V.
    Pavlikovska, Tamara M.
    Sagach, Olga S.
    Nikolayenko, Svitlana M.
    Kornyushin, Vadim V.
    Kharchenko, Vitaliy O.
    Masny, Aleksander
    Cielecka, Danuta
    Konieczna-Salamatin, Joanna
    Conn, David Bruce
    Golab, Elzbieta
    ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, 2013, 58 (04) : 592 - 598
  • [7] A rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens in rural Gujarat
    Patel, Rupal
    Singh, Suman
    Bhavsar, Samir
    INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 2014, 62 (05) : 649 - 651
  • [8] Dirofilaria repens: emergence of autochthonous human infections in the Czech Republic (case reports)
    Mateju, Jana
    Chanova, Marta
    Modry, David
    Mitkova, Barbora
    Hrazdilova, Kristyna
    Zampachova, Vita
    Kolarova, Libuse
    BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2016, 16
  • [9] HUMAN DIROFILARIASIS: AN UNCOMMON CASE OF SUB CUTANEOUS INFECTION WITH DIROFILARIA REPENS WITH A BRIEF REVIEW OF LITERATURE
    Sanjeev, H.
    Rajini, M.
    Prasad, S. R.
    NITTE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE, 2011, 1 (1-3): : 60 - 62
  • [10] Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review
    Choure, Archana Chintaman
    Palewar, Meghna Satish
    Dohe, Vaishali Babanrao
    Mudshingkar, Swati Shankarrao
    Madhuri, K.
    Bharadwaj, Renu Satish
    INDIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY, 2015, 58 (03) : 332 - 334