[Human dirofilariasis in Corsica: a new local case. Review of reported cases]

A case of human dirofilariasis with Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens, located in a subcutaneous nodule of the arch of the foot is reported in a 64-year-old man living in the surroundings of Porto Vecchio in Corsica. The histological examination of this nodule has revealed a gravid female nematode, dead some weeks or months before its surgical excision. It is the second case of human dirofilariasis observed in a patient living on the island. The authors are surprised by the number of patients reported in medical literature (10 altogether) as having contracted the infection probably during a short stay in Corsica. This paper seeks to collect the fragmented available data on the existence in Corsica of nematodes in dogs and its possible vectors.