Cutaneous and pulmonary dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens.
Dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic infection that accidentally affects humans. It is caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, which are transmitted by mosquitoes. Cutaneous dirofilariasis appears as inflammatory lesions that could be consistent with Wells' cellulitis. We present a remarkable case of human infection with Dirofilaria repens, causing both subcutaneous and pulmonary nodules.
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.
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Benzaquen
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.
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Brajon
Pole Maladies Infectieuses, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.
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Delord
Pole Maladies Infectieuses, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.
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Faculté de Médecine, Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses Transmissibles et Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Bittar
Pole Maladies Infectieuses, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.
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Toga
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.
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Berbis
Pole Maladies Infectieuses, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, 13015, France.|Faculté de Médecine, Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses Transmissibles et Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D060348:Dirofilaria repens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D013848:Thigh