Popescu Ioana, Tudose Irina, Racz Paul, Muntau Birgit, Giurcaneanu Calin, Poppert Sven
Dermatology Department, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 011461 Bucharest, Romania.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2012;2012:472976. doi: 10.1155/2012/472976. Epub 2012 Feb 7.
Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the filarial nematodes of dogs Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Depending on the species involved, human infections usually manifest as one cutaneous or visceral larva migrans that forms a painless nodule in the later course of disease. Dirofilariae are endemic in the Mediterranean, particularly in Italy. They are considered as emerging pathogens currently increasing their geographical range. We present one of the few known cases of human dirofilariasis caused by D. repens in Romania. The patient developed unusual and severe clinical manifestations that mimicked pathological conditions like cellulitis or deep venous thrombosis.
人类丝虫病是一种由犬恶丝虫和犬心丝虫这两种犬类丝状线虫引起的人畜共患传染病。根据所涉及的物种不同，人类感染通常表现为皮肤或内脏幼虫移行症，在疾病后期会形成无痛性结节。恶丝虫在地中海地区流行，尤其是在意大利。它们被认为是正在扩大地理分布范围的新兴病原体。我们报告了罗马尼亚为数不多的几例由匐行恶丝虫引起的人类丝虫病病例之一。该患者出现了异常且严重的临床表现，类似于蜂窝织炎或深静脉血栓形成等病理状况。
