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Microfilaremia from a Dirofilaria ‐like parasite in Greece
Author(s) -
PETROCHEILOU V.,
THEODORAKIS M.,
WILLIAMS J.,
PRIFTI H.,
GEORGILIS K.,
APOSTOLOPOULOU I.,
MAVRIKAKIS M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01352.x
Subject(s) - dirofilaria repens , dirofilaria , dirofilaria immitis , microfilaria , eosinophilia , filariasis , dirofilariasis , parasite hosting , helminthiasis , helminths , biology , pathology , virology , immunology , medicine , world wide web , computer science
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.