Pulmonary dirofilariasis in man: a new italian case. review of the european literature

Pampiglione, S; Maschio, O Del; Pagan, V; Rivasi, Francesco

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“…Findings of a worm during pancreatectomy and in a perirectal nodule and a painful testicular nodule have also been described [8]. Human pulmonary dirofilariasis due to the dog heart worm D. immitis causes solitary pulmonary nodules in humans [9].…”

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Breast infection due to dirofilariasis

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Knee

2001

Eur Radiol

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We describe a case of dirofilariasis of the breast in a woman presenting with a breast lump. The mammogram and ultrasound appearances are described with histopathological correlation. The suspicion of a parasitic infection was raised by the presence of rod-like structures within a hypoechoic nodule on sonography, appearances that have not been previously described. The case illustrates an unusual diagnostic problem since it presented in a non-endemic area.

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Breast infection due to dirofilariasis

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2001

Eur Radiol

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“…Dirofilaria includes more than 40 species, but only a few infect humans. In 2016 around 400 cases worldwide and only about 30 cases of Dirofilaria immitis infection of humans in Europe had been reported, which were demonstrated as lung or intravascular or heart tumorous lesions [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Until now only a few more cases of HPD in Europe have been reported [13,14].…”

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Pulmonary coin lesion caused by Dirofilaria immitis – a report of two cases with a minireview of the literature

Jerše¹

2022

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Dirofilariasis is a rare zoonosis, transmitted from infested dogs or other carnivorous animals to humans via mosquitoes. Two male patients with a solitary, peripheral, well-defined, coin-like pulmonary lesion in the right upper lobe were presented. Rapid enlargement of the lesion within a few months suggested malignancy, resulting in surgical removal. Microscopic examination of the resected lung revealed necrotic circumscribed lesions with embolized parasites in the vessels. Both parasites were females of the species Dirofilaria immitis. They represent the first reported cases of pulmonary dirofilariasis in Slovenia. Awareness of this entity is important in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary coin lesions.

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Human Dirofilaria repens infections diagnosed in Slovakia in the last 10 years (2007–2017)

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Antolová

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Wien Klin Wochenschr

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Human dirofilariosis is currently considered to be an emerging zoonosis of Central Europe with climate change and globalization playing a key role in its spreading. Additionally, the occurrence of Dirofilaria spp. is strongly subject to a certain number of microfilaremic dogs and the presence of the mosquito vectors. Both conditions are fulfilled in Slovakia. The first human case of autochthonous dirofilariosis in Slovakia was diagnosed in 2007, 2 years after the infection had been observed in the Slovak dog population. Since then, a total of 12 human cases caused by Dirofilaria repens have been registered at the Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 7 subcutaneous, 4 ocular and 1 pulmonary; however, it is likely that some cases remain undiagnosed, seeing that this infection is still missed by physicians. Of the patients 9 were male and 3 were female and their age varied between 15 and 72 years (mean 49 years). The majority of those affected came from the southern regions of the country, bordering Austria and Hungary, which are considered to be endemic areas for canine dirofilariosis. In this paper all published and unpublished cases are reviewed, with a special emphasis on the rare pulmonary form of D. repens infection.

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Pulmonary dirofilariasis in man: a new italian case. review of the european literature

Abstract: Injure 1991 a 62-year-old retired man, from Udine (northern Italy), was suddenly affected by dyspnoea. X-ray and CT control

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Breast infection due to dirofilariasis

Breast infection due to dirofilariasis

Pulmonary coin lesion caused by Dirofilaria immitis – a report of two cases with a minireview of the literature

Human Dirofilaria repens infections diagnosed in Slovakia in the last 10 years (2007–2017)

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