title: Pulmonary localization ofMansonella perstansin a 16 months-old male patient in a tertiary care hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mansonella perstansis a human filarial parasite transmitted by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) belonging to the genusCulicoidesand it is widely spread in sub-Saharan Africa. While most cases are asymptomatic, mansonelliasis can be associated with angioedema, arthralgia, swellings, pain in the scrotum or in serous cavities such as the pleura, the peritoneum, the pericardium, etc. Mansonelliasis can be really hard to treat, but it has been shown that an intensive treatment using albendazole can clear the parasite.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we describe a case of a 16 months-old malnourished child with pneumonia due toM. perstansin the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although our investigations confirmedM. perstansinfection, this case shows that it is very difficult to come to a conclusive diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: MD, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Landry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kabego
authors.affiliation: MD, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: Joe Bwija
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kasengi
authors.affiliation: MD, MPH, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukvau, Democratic Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mirindi
authors.affiliation: MSc, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: Vurayai
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ruhanya
authors.affiliation: MD, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukvau, Democratic Republic of Congo, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lupande
authors.affiliation: MD, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukvau, Democratic Republic of Congo, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bulabula
authors.affiliation: MD, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukvau, Democratic Republic of Congo, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ngoma
keywords: filariasis; malnutrition; mansonelliasis; pneumonia