[A case of dirofilariasis of the scrotum of probable origin in Languedoc].
Adult Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens in scrotal cavity is a rare localisation (likewise in others localisations). This report deals with a case occurred in Languedoc (about 50 cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis were described in France). The localisation in scrotal cavity occurred probably after migration of adult female in subcutaneous tissue.
Nozais
J P
JP
Département de maladies infectieuses, parasitaires et tropicales et de Santé publique, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
Huerre
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005602:France; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000469:parasitology*
Un cas de dirofilariose du scrotum en provenance probable du Languedoc.