A Rare Human Case of Dirofilaria repens Infection in the Subcutaneous Posterior Thorax with Molecular Identification.
10.3347/kjp.2015.53.3.329
- Author:
Tran Anh LE
1
;
Thuat Thang VI
;
Khac Luc NGUYEN
;
Thanh Hoa LE
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Dirofilaria repens;
subcutaneous Dirofilariasis;
molecular identification
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Dirofilaria repens/classification/genetics/*isolation & purification/physiology;
Dirofilariasis/diagnosis/*parasitology;
Female;
Humans;
Phylogeny;
Thorax/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2015;53(3):329-333
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The emergence of Dirofilarial infections in Asia including Vietnam is a clinically significant threat to the community. We here report a rare case of subcutaneous Dirofilaria repens infection on the posterior thoracic wall in a young woman presenting a painful, itchy, and palpable nodule. The adult worm was identified by mitochondrial cox1 and nuclear ITS-2 sequence determination. The diagnosis was additionally confirmed by 16S rRNA sequencing of the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis commonly co-existing with D. repens. This is a rare case of subcutaneous human infection on the posterior thoracic region caused by D. repens.
