[Description of a case of infection due to Dracunculoidea in French Polynesia].
The purpose of this report is to describe a case of Dracunculoidea infection that led to acute arthritis of the knee in a young Polynesian. The implications of this first reported case of Dracunculoidea infection in French Polynesia are discussed.
Bercion
R
R
Heaulme
M
M
Viant
E
E
Moravec
F
F
Bain
O
O
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017176:Dracunculoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D011114:Polynesia; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*