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Taylor and Francis Group, Pathogens and Global Health, 6(106), p. 370-372, 2012

DOI: 10.1179/2047773212y.0000000029

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Pseudo-tumor of the scrotum, a rare clinical presentation of dirofilariasis: a report of two autochtonous cases due to Dirofilaria repens

Journal article published in 2012 by Nathalie Leccia, Stephanie Patouraux, Xavier Carpentier, Christian Boissy, Pascal Del Giudice, Scott Parks, Jean François Michiels, Damien Ambrosetti ORCID, Damien Ambrosetti1,5
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Abstract

In Europe, human dirofilariasis refers to a group of autochtonous parasitic infections caused by tissue nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, responsible for two distinct clinical presentations: Dirofilaria immitis usually presenting as pulmonary lesions and Dirofilaria repens as subcutaneous nodules. Rare in humans, genital involvement manifests itself as pseudotumor nodules affecting the scrotum, epididymis, or spermatic cord. We report on two cases of Dirofilaria repens infections, involving the spermatic cord and epididymis.