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Case Report

Pulmonary Localization of Mansonella perstans in a 16 Months-Old Male Patient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo

by
Landry Kabego
1,2,*,
Joe Bwija Kasengi
1,
Patrick Mirindi
1,
Vurayai Ruhanya
3,
David Lupande
1,4,
André Bulabula
1,5 and
Patrick Ngoma
1,4
1
Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu P.O. Box 285, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
3
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
4
Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
5
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2016, 6(4), 151-154; https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2016.1101
Submission received: 26 May 2016 / Revised: 20 August 2016 / Accepted: 2 September 2016 / Published: 2 December 2016
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Abstract

Introduction: Mansonella perstans is a human filarial parasite transmitted by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) belonging to the genus Culicoides and it is widely spread in sub-Saharan Africa. While most cases are asymptomatic, mansonelliasis can be associated with angioedema, arthralgia, swellings, pain in the scrotum or in serous cavities such as the pleura, the peritoneum, the pericardium, etc. Mansonelliasis can be really hard to treat, but it has been shown that an intensive treatment using albendazole can clear the parasite. Case report: Here we describe a case of a 16 months-old malnourished child with pneumonia due to M. perstans in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Conclusion: Although our investigations confirmed M. perstans infection, this case shows that it is very difficult to come to a conclusive diagnosis.
Keywords: mansonelliasis; pneumonia; filariasis; malnutrition mansonelliasis; pneumonia; filariasis; malnutrition

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Kabego, L.; Kasengi, J.B.; Mirindi, P.; Ruhanya, V.; Lupande, D.; Bulabula, A.; Ngoma, P. Pulmonary Localization of Mansonella perstans in a 16 Months-Old Male Patient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. GERMS 2016, 6, 151-154. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2016.1101

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Kabego L, Kasengi JB, Mirindi P, Ruhanya V, Lupande D, Bulabula A, Ngoma P. Pulmonary Localization of Mansonella perstans in a 16 Months-Old Male Patient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. GERMS. 2016; 6(4):151-154. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2016.1101

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kabego, Landry, Joe Bwija Kasengi, Patrick Mirindi, Vurayai Ruhanya, David Lupande, André Bulabula, and Patrick Ngoma. 2016. "Pulmonary Localization of Mansonella perstans in a 16 Months-Old Male Patient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo" GERMS 6, no. 4: 151-154. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2016.1101

APA Style

Kabego, L., Kasengi, J. B., Mirindi, P., Ruhanya, V., Lupande, D., Bulabula, A., & Ngoma, P. (2016). Pulmonary Localization of Mansonella perstans in a 16 Months-Old Male Patient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. GERMS, 6(4), 151-154. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2016.1101

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