title: [Autochthonous filaria in south-west France caused by Dirofilaria repens].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dirofilariasis is an autochthonous disease caused by Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens, a subcutaneous parasite of dogs and other carnivorous animals. Human infection leads to a self-limiting disease that generally presents clinically as a subcutaneous nodule. We describe a case occurring outside the classical endemic Mediterranean region.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 38-year-old woman presented with a scalp nodule present for six months. Surgery revealed a thread-like parasite identified as a female Dirofilaria repens without microfilariae.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case points to the spread of this disease to temperate areas beyond the regions classically affected.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, centre hospitalier de Montauban, 100 rue Léon-Cladel, Montauban cedex, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nougué
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guillet
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bibas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Escande
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hounieu-Ritoux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis