title: [An unusual cause of hand nodule: peri-tendon dirofilariasis].
abstract: Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis affecting dogs and cats. It was transmitted to man by mosquito bites. Human dirofilariasis is rare. We report a case of 4-year-old girl presented with a subcutaneous palmar nodule of the hand. Surgical excision shows a nodule encircling the forth flexor tendon. The histological examination established the diagnosis by the presence of an adult worm identified as Dirofilaria repens. Surgical excision was curative.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, hôpital d'Enfants, place Bab Saadoun, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saied
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouchoucha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khaled
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mrad
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Nessib
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ghachem
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D009033:Culicidae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D057805:Pets; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014416:Tunisia