Human Dirofilaria Repens Infection In Hungary: A Case In The Spermatic Cord And A Review Of The Literature
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Orchiectomy was performed in a 37-year-old Hungarian man exhibiting a swelling in his right testicle. Histology revealed a nodule attached to the spermatic cord, consisting of a granulomatous tissue around sections of a nematode. The worm was identified asDirofilaria repens, an uncommon parasite in Hungary. As the patient had been abroad only in Italy where cases of dirofilariosis in dogs and humans are relatively frequent, it is assumed that the infection might have been acquired in that country 5 years earlier. This is the fifth case, published so far in the world, of such a localization in a human. The human cases of dirofilariosis reported in Hungary are reviewed.
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Reviewing national reports, the ratio of subcutaneous infections was higher than that of ocular ones (66 and 45, respectively).
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- Authors
- Pampiglione, S., Elek, G., Pálfi, P., Vetési, F., & Varga, I.
- Affiliations
- University of Bologna (IT)
- 2 Department of Pathology
- 3 Department of Urology, Central Hospital of Hungarian Railways, Budapest
- 4 Department of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine
- University of Veterinary Medicine (HU)
- ORCID
- Varga, I.
- Venue
- Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
- Publisher
- Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 77-83
- ISSN
- 0236-6290 (ISSN-L)
- 1588-2705
- OpenAlex
- W2009973973
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Veterinaria Hungarica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Oxford
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria repens, spermatic cord, testicular swelling, granulomatous inflammation, orchiectomy, imported infections, Hungary
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Animals, Dirofilaria, Dirofilariasis, Genital Diseases, Male, Humans, Hungary, Male, Orchiectomy, Spermatic Cord, Zoonoses
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