<i>Dirofilaria repens</i> in a Pediatric Patient—First Case Report from Switzerland

Abstract

We report the first case of Dirofilaria repens in a 4-year-old male patient in Switzerland. The disease is a vector-borne parasitic infection that is not endemic to Switzerland. A 4-year-old male presented with a tender mass in the left groin. The patient was taken to the operating room for surgical exploration to rule out a pathology that could be harmful to the spermatic cord. A node was found along the spermatic cord and excised. Histopathology and microbiology studies revealed the diagnosis of Dirofilaria repens.

Keywords

• Dirofilaria
• D. repens
• spermatic cord
• testis
• scrotum