Dirofilaria repens Testicular Infection in Child, Italy

Abstract

Testicular Dirofilaria repens infection was identified and confirmed by sequence analysis in a child in northeastern Italy. Because human dirofilariasis is emerging in southern and eastern Europe, this parasitic infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of scrotal swelling in disease-endemic countries to avoid unnecessary interventions, such as orchiectomy.

Keywords

• dirofilariasis
• parasites
• vector-borne infections
• zoonoses
• Dirofilaria repens
• testicular diseases