Microfilaremia from a Dirofilaria-like parasite in Greece : Case report

In Europe, zoonotic filarial infections in humans are caused by two species, Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. These parasites are associated mainly with embolic infarcts of the pulmonary artery and subcutaneous nodules, respectively. An unusual dirofilarial infection in a Greek patient wh...

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Published in:APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica, 1998-02, Vol.106 (2), p.315-318
Main Authors: PETROCHEILOU, V, THEODORAKIS, M, WILLIAMS, J, PRIFTI, H, GEORGILIS, K, APOSTOLOPOULOU, I, MAVRIKAKIS, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Dirofilaria - growth & development
Dirofilaria - isolation & purification
Dirofilariasis - blood
Dirofilariasis - parasitology
Diseases caused by nematodes
Eosinophilia - parasitology
Filariases
Greece
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Leukocyte Count
Male
Medical sciences
Microfilariae - growth & development
Microfilariae - isolation & purification
Miscellaneous
Parasitic diseases
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Summary:In Europe, zoonotic filarial infections in humans are caused by two species, Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. These parasites are associated mainly with embolic infarcts of the pulmonary artery and subcutaneous nodules, respectively. An unusual dirofilarial infection in a Greek patient who showed marked eosinophilia and microfilaremia is presented. Although the identification of Dirofilaria species is not conclusive, this report is the first on a case of microfilaremia from a Dirofilaria infection in an immunocompetent patient.
ISSN:0903-4641
1600-0463