The first Korean case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis

Lee, Kyu-Jae; Park, Gab Man; Yong, Tai Soon; Im, Kyung Il; Jung, Soon Hee; Jeong, Nak Young; Lee, Won Yeon; Yong, Suk Joong; Shin, Kye Chul

doi:10.3349/ymj.2000.41.2.285

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“…Cases of human pulmonary dirofilariasis have been increasingly reported worldwide (Darrow and Lack, 1981;Echeverri et al, 1999;Foroulis et al, 2005). The first Korean case of human pulmonary and hepatic dirofilariasis was recently reported (Lee et al 2000;Kim et al, 2002).…”

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A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis

Byeon

Kim

et al. 2007

Korean J Parasitol

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Abstract:The status of Dirofilaria immitis infection was assessed in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and chemoprophylactic effects of microfilaricidal medication were evaluated. A total of 294 pet dogs older than 6 mo were examined, 217 of which had been maintained indoors, and 77 had been kept outdoors. The Snap R kit and direct microscopic examinations of the peripheral blood were used. The mean overall parasite positive rates were 10.2% and 6.5%, respectively. Outdoor dogs evidenced adult worm infection rate of 31.2% and microfilaria infection rate of 18.2%. The indoor dogs, however, evidenced adult worm infection rate of 2.8% and microfilaria infection rate of 2.3%. The prevalence in males was more than 2 times that of females. The changing pattern of infection rates by age evidenced a gradual increase, from 2-to 6-year-old dogs, after which, a decrease in infection rates was noted. With regard to chemoprophylaxis, the infection rates of complete and incomplete chemoprophylaxis groups were found to be 2-3 times lower than that of the non-chemoprophylaxis group. The results of the present study indicate that the risk of exposure to D. immitis in pet dogs is quite high, particularly in male outdoor dogs, and chemoprophylactic measures were quite effective.

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A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis

Byeon

Kim

et al. 2007

Korean J Parasitol

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“…In the Republic of Korea (=Korea), the first case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis was reported in 2000 [7]. In this report, we describe a second Korean case of pulmonary dirofilariasis which mimicked lung cancer.…”

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“…In Korea, the first case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis was reported in 2000 [7]. Another case of dirofilariasis in the liver reported in Korea [13] was actually a misdiagnosis of hepatic capillariasis [14].…”

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A Case of Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis in a 48-Year-Old Korean Man

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Dirofilariasis is a rare disease in humans. We report here a case of a 48-year-old male who was diagnosed with pulmonary dirofilariasis in Korea. On chest radiographs, a coin lesion of 1 cm in diameter was shown. Although it looked like a benign inflammatory nodule, malignancy could not be excluded. So, the nodule was resected by video-assisted thoracic surgery. Pathologically, chronic granulomatous inflammation composed of coagulation necrosis with rim of fibrous tissues and granulations was seen. In the center of the necrotic nodules, a degenerating parasitic organism was found. The parasite had prominent internal cuticular ridges and thick cuticle, a well-developed muscle layer, an intestinal tube, and uterine tubules. The parasite was diagnosed as an immature female worm of Dirofilaria immitis. This is the second reported case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis in Korea.

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“…She had lived in Thailand and Sri Lanka for 5 yr prior to the diagnosis. The second case was a pulmonary dirofilariasis in a 47-yr-old man presenting with left chest pain for 1 month (13). In human pulmonary dirofilariasis, over 50% of patients were asymptomatic and their lesions were usually discovered as "coin lesions" in routine roentgenograms of the chest.…”

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The First Human Case of Hepatic Dirofilariasis

Kim

Yeom

et al. 2002

J Korean Med Sci

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Most of human dirofilariasis are pulmonary or subcutaneous infections, but there have been a few reports of human dirofilariasis in unusual sites, such as large vessels, mesentery, peritoneal cavity, and spermatic cord. We present the first case of human hepatic dirofilariasis, which was surgically diagnosed. A 39-year-old man without any evidence of systemic symptom was found incidentally to have a hepatic nodule during routine physical check-up. The histologic findings of the resected lesion showed a granulomatous lesion with central necrosis containing up to 35 transverse sections of a nematode, ranging 30-80 micro m in diameter. Thin (1.5-5 micro m) cuticle with transverse striations surrounded polymyarian and muscle bundles occupied a sixth of both sides of outer body cavity. Central portion of the body cavity was occupied with an intestine-like tubular structure and a larger reproductive tube. These microscopic findings were consistent with degenerated Dirofilaria immitis. Antibody test by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for patient serum reacted positively against adult D. immitis antigen.

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The first Korean case of human pulmonary dirofilariasis

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A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis

A serological survey of Dirofilaria immitis infection in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and effects of chemoprophylaxis

A Case of Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis in a 48-Year-Old Korean Man

The First Human Case of Hepatic Dirofilariasis

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