title: [Description of a case of infection due to Dracunculoidea in French Polynesia].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bercion
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heaulme
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Viant
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moravec
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bain
mesh_terms: 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*