Filariosis humana en la selva peruana. Reporte de tres casos.

María Beltrán; Gabriela Cancrini; Guillermo Reátegui; Raúl Melgar; Carlos Ayllón; María del Carmen Garaycochea; Rosalina Reyes; Patrick J. Lammie

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2008.252.1271

Authors

María Beltrán Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. Bióloga.
Gabriela Cancrini Istituto di Parassitologia, Universita La Sapienza. Roma, Italia. Doctor en medicina.
Guillermo Reátegui Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú. Médico oftalmólogo.
Raúl Melgar Laboratorio Referencial de San Martín, Hospital San Martín. Tarapoto, Perú. Bióloga.
Carlos Ayllón Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú. Bióloga.
María del Carmen Garaycochea Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. Bióloga.
Rosalina Reyes Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. Tecnóloga médica.
Patrick J. Lammie Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, USA. Doctor en medicina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2008.252.1271

Keywords:

Dirofilariasis, Onchocerciasis, Dirofilaria, Zoonoses, Peru

Abstract

We present three cases of male patients with filariasis from the Peruvian jungle (Junin, San Martin and Pucallpa). One case presented filariae in the eyeball and blood smears, which according to morphology, serology and molecular biology was established as a possible case of zoonotic filariasis by Onchocerca spp. The other two cases were caused by Dirofilaria spp. introduced a cheekbone in a lump sensation and mobility in the area and was diagnosed by serology and the last case was extracted filaria a thumb of the hand and was identified as such by morphology and molecular biology. These cases are the first reports in Peru by Dirofilaria spp. and Onchocerca spp.