Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: A case report and review of the recent Japanese literature
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Abstract: Human pulmonary dirofilariasis is a rare zoonotic infection caused by the dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis, which is transmitted via a vector/intermediate host, generally the mosquito. The authors present a case of histologically diagnosed human pulmonary dirofilariasis, in which the lesion was resected using video‐assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). The authors also review 24 cases of such zoonosis reported in Japan from 1998 to 2004. Of these 24 patients with human pulmonary dirofilariasis, 12 (50%) were men (mean age 54 years, range 29–80 years) and 67% were asymptomatic. Most patients (83%) had a solitary lung nodule, 95% of the lesions were <30 mm and 13% had a pleural effusion. VATS was performed to obtain a histopathological diagnosis in the majority (61%) of patients whom the authors reviewed. VATS would appear to be the best method for diagnosing pulmonary dirofilariasis.
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In Japan, most human dirofilariasis cases (152) have been attributed to D. immitis.
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- Authors
- MIYOSHI, T., TSUBOUCHI, H., IWASAKI, A., SHIRAISHI, T., NABESHIMA, K., & SHIRAKUSA, T.
- Affiliations
- Fukuoka University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- MIYOSHI, Tatsu
- Venue
- Respirology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-04-19
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 343-347
- ISSN
- 1323-7799 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1843
- OpenAlex
- W1965591713
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Respirology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria immitis, zoonoses, solitary pulmonary nodule, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, histopathological diagnosis, pleural effusion, mosquito-borne transmission, Japan
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Animals, Diagnosis, Differential, Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilariasis, Female, Humans, Lung Diseases, Parasitic, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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