Systemic Infection With Dirofilaria repens in Southwestern France

Ann Intern Med. 2018 Feb 6;168(3):228-229. doi: 10.7326/L17-0426. Epub 2017 Oct 31.

Authors

Romain Blaizot¹, Marie-Catherine Receveur¹, Pascal Millet¹, Domenico Otranto², Denis J M Malvy¹

Affiliations

¹ University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (R.B., M.R., P.M., D.J.M.).
² University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy (D.O.).

PMID: 29086799
DOI: 10.7326/L17-0426

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use*
Dirofilaria repens*
Dirofilariasis / diagnosis*
Dirofilariasis / drug therapy*
Eyelids / parasitology*
Female
France
Humans
Ivermectin / therapeutic use*

Substances

Antiparasitic Agents
Ivermectin