Monchy D, Levenes H, Guegan H, Poey C, Dubourdieu D
Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Med Trop (Mars). 1993 Jul-Sep;53(3):366-71.
Dirofilariosis usually concerns dogs among which it is transmitted by mosquito bites. Human infection is rare and we describe here a case observed in a 75 years old woman in New Caledonia. A systematic pulmonary radiograph showed suspicious pulmonary nodules. At microscopic examination one can see pulmonary infarctus with thrombosis and Dirofilaria immitis inside a vessel. Diagnosis is usually made by histologic examination because biological investigations are of a little interest. Surgical treatment is enough. Chemioprophylaxia for dogs can reduce the risks of man infection.
