[Peritoneal dirofilariasis fortuitously disclosed]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1992;85(2):171-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Peritoneal dirofilariasis probably due to Dirofilaria repens is reported from a 52 years old woman. The parasite discovery is fortuitous during a surgical cure of intestinal adenocarcinoma. The patient lives in Provence and Corsica (Southern France), an endemic region. The authors present the histological aspects of the parasite.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Dirofilariasis / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / parasitology