title: [Dirofilariasis in France: a case in Languedoc in an HIV-seropositive patient].
abstract: Dirofilaria repens is an endemic canine parasite in the Mediterranean area. Human infestation is rare. We observed a case in an HIV-positive patient who presented an ocular filaria which was successfully removed under local anesthesia. In man, filariae may be expulsed without a parasite cycle or complete a growth cycle, depending on the individual's immunological status. The disease has been known in southern France for several centuries, mainly in lagoons near the Mediterranean seaside. A review of the literature however shows that observation of clinical cases is rare, only 46 cases having been reported to date. Outcome is favorable.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Institut de Botanique, Montpellier.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basset
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bastien
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taupin
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jarry
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dedet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La dirofilariose en France: un cas languedocien chez un sujet sérologiquement positif pour le VIH.