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Human Dirofilaria Repens Infection In Hungary: A Case In The Spermatic Cord And A Review Of The Literature

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Pampiglione, S., Elek, G., Pálfi, P., Vetési, Ferenc, Varga, I.·1999·Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

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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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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)
Venue
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
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
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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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