Dirofilaria repens Testicular Infection in Child, Italy

Ugolini, Sara; Lima, Mario; Maffi, Michela; Pierangeli, Francesco; Vastano, Marzia; Gargano, Tommaso; Varani, Stefania; Gustinelli, Andrea; Caffara, Monica; Fioravanti, Maria L.

doi:10.3201/eid2812.220424

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Dirofilaria repens Testicular Infection in Child, Italy

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12 2022
By Ugolini, Sara ; Lima, Mario ; Maffi, Michela ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ugolini, Sara ; Lima, Mario ; Maffi, Michela ; Pierangeli, Francesco ; Vastano, Marzia ; Gargano, Tommaso ; Varani, Stefania ; Gustinelli, Andrea ; Caffara, Monica ; Fioravanti, Maria L.
Description:

Testicular Dirofilaria repens infection was identified and confirmed by sequence analysis in a child in northeastern Italy. Because human dirofilariasis is emerging in southern and eastern Europe, this parasitic infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of scrotal swelling in disease-endemic countries to avoid unnecessary interventions, such as orchiectomy.
Subjects:

Animals Child Diagnosis, Differential Differential Diagnosis Dirofilaria Repens Dirofilariasis Family Genitalia Humans Male Child Orchiectomy Parasites Testicular Diseases Testicular Neoplasms Vector-Borne Infections Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(12):2569-2572
Pubmed ID:

36418007
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9707574
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Italy
Volume:

28
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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