Knauer K W
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4474, USA.
Clin Tech Small Anim Pract. 1998 May;13(2):96-8. doi: 10.1016/S1096-2867(98)80013-3.
Although canine dirofilariasis has been recognized for over 300 years human dirofilariasis has received relatively little attention. Although human beings are dead-end hosts they can become infected and develop lesions associated with infection. Although these lesions are typically benign they may be misdiagnosed as more important disease and prompt unnecessary diagnostic procedures with attendant cost, discomfort and morbidity. In heavily endemic areas human dirofilariasis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for solitary pulmonary "coin" lesions. More widespread serologic screening and epidemiologic surveys are necessary to ascertain the importance of human dirofilariasis.
尽管犬恶丝虫病已被认识超过300年，但人类恶丝虫病受到的关注相对较少。虽然人类是终末宿主，但他们仍可能被感染并出现与感染相关的病变。尽管这些病变通常是良性的，但它们可能被误诊为更严重的疾病，并引发不必要的诊断程序，带来相应的费用、不适和发病率。在高度流行地区，人类恶丝虫病应被视为孤立性肺部“硬币”状病变的鉴别诊断之一。需要进行更广泛的血清学筛查和流行病学调查，以确定人类恶丝虫病的重要性。
