Der erste autochthone Fall einer subkutanen Dirofilariose in Österreich (original) (raw)
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Dirofilaria repens, a common parasite of carnivore mammals, is transmitted by mosquitos and may also infect humans accidentally causing a subcutaneous dirofilariosis. Autochthonous infections of dogs, foxes or cats with D. repens has not been found in Austria so far; however, 12 cases of imported subcutaneous dirofilariosis in man were noticed between 1981 and 2005. The recent case report deals with the 13th human case, which has to be considered as the first autochthonously acquired in Austria.
Zusammenfassung
Dirofilaria repens, ein natürlicher Parasit von Karnivoren, wird durch Stechmücken übertragen und befällt gelegentlich auch Menschen, in dem er subkutane Hautmanifestationen, meist in Form von Hautknoten, hervorrufen kann. In Hunden, Füchsen und Katzen konnte D. repens bislang in Österreich nicht nachgewiesen werden, dennoch wurden zwischen 1981 und 2005 insgesamt 12 Fälle subkutaner Dirofilariose – alles importierte Fälle – registriert. In der vorliegenden Kasuistik wird der 13. Fall einer subkutanen Dirofilariose vorgestellt, der als erster in Österreich autochthon erworbener Fall anzusehen ist.
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- Abteilung für Medizinische Parasitologie, Klinisches Institut für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie, MUW, Wien, Austria
Herbert Auer - Klinisches Institut für Pathologie, MUW, Wien, Austria
Martin Susani
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Auer, H., Susani, M. Der erste autochthone Fall einer subkutanen Dirofilariose in Österreich.Wien Klin Wochenschr 120 (Suppl 4), 104–106 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-008-1031-4
- Issue date: October 2008
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-008-1031-4