Dirofilariose humaine: 3 cas autochtones dans le sud de la France

Estran, Christelle; Marty, Pierre; Blanc, Véronique; Faure, O.; Leccia, M.-T.; Pelloux, Hervé; Diebolt, Evelyne; Cardot‐Leccia, Nathalie

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2006.11.030

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“…Dirofilariasis is endemic around the Mediterranean Basin; France is the second country most affected in Europe after Italy. The great majority of the previous published cases contracted in France (72/75 cases in 2000) occurred below the latitude of the 46th north parallel 5–6.…”

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“…The usual clinical presentation of D. repens in human is either a subcutaneous nodule (70%) of the bare zones, particularly in the cephalic segment which may be pruriginous, or a conjunctivitis in 30% 6. The incubation takes 2–12 months and the lesions may be discovered throughout the year.…”

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“…This case illustrates the importance of searching for a helminthic etiology in tumors displaying an inflammatory histiocytic infiltrate at the histological examination, whether it is located at the subcutaneous level or at any other location. Epidemiological studies are warranted to provide further insight into the apparently increasing incidence of human dirofilariasis in the South of France 6.…”

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Intradural dirofilariasis mimicking a Langerhans cell histiocytosis tumor

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“…Dirofilariasis is a rare but identified cause of creeping dermatitis [8]. A study of 74 cases of creeping dermatitis in Paris mainly found hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (HrCLM), very few cases of gnathostomiasis, loiasis, and cutaneous pili migrans, whereas there were no cases of dirofilariasis [20].…”

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“…A study of 74 cases of creeping dermatitis in Paris mainly found hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans (HrCLM), very few cases of gnathostomiasis, loiasis, and cutaneous pili migrans, whereas there were no cases of dirofilariasis [20]. In Europe, three cases of human dirofilariasis have been reported in the literature with a creeping dermatitis episode: one in France with facial lesions [8], another in Italy with abdominal lesions [9], and the last one in Slovakia with cervical lesions [1]. All the cases developed in a subcutaneous nodule.…”

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Oral migration of Dirofilaria repens after creeping dermatitis

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We report an autochthonous case of oral dirofilariasis in a 46-year-old female patient exposed in South-Eastern France. The patient first presented eyelid creeping dermatitis of one-week duration, then a sub-mucosal nodule appeared in the cheek. The entire nodule was removed surgically. Histologically, the nodule appeared as inflammatory tissue in which a worm was seen. The molecular analysis, based on cox1 and 12S sequences, identified Dirofilaria repens. Ivermectin treatment was given prior to diagnosis, while taking into consideration the most common causes of creeping dermatitis, but treatment was ineffective. The oral form of dirofilariasis is uncommon and could lead to diagnostic wandering.

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Current Surveys on the Prevalence and Distribution of Dirofilaria spp. in Dogs in Germany

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Lorentzen

et al. 2009

Parasitol Res

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The Central Upper-Rhine (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is one of the warmest regions in Germany and also harbours abundant numbers of mosquitoes. Case reports on presumably autochthonous occurrence of Dirofilaria spp. were reported previously and were a reason for a further investigation into the occurrence of vector-borne pathogens. For this purpose, 44 hunting dogs from the Central Upper-Rhine region were tested between 4(th) and 29(th) June 2007. The blood samples were tested using the Knott's test and IDEXX SNAP 4Dx test. The Knott's test revealed unsheathed microfilaria identified as Dirofilaria repens by PCR in 3 dogs with no history of travelling (6.8%; 95% CI: 2.4-18.2%). The seroprevalence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum was 43.2% (95% CI: 29.7-57.8%), but only 4.5% (95% CI: 1.3-15.1%) for antibodies to Borrelia C6 peptide. Dirofilaria immitis antigen was not detected in any of the samples. A further 288 blood samples from non-hunting companion dogs of the Central Upper-Rhine region were tested negative for heartworm antigen between February and August 2007.

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Dirofilariose humaine: 3 cas autochtones dans le sud de la France

Cited by 15 publications

References 6 publications

Intradural dirofilariasis mimicking a Langerhans cell histiocytosis tumor

Intradural dirofilariasis mimicking a Langerhans cell histiocytosis tumor

Oral migration of Dirofilaria repens after creeping dermatitis

Current Surveys on the Prevalence and Distribution of Dirofilaria spp. in Dogs in Germany

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