Valeri Velev1, Teofil Pelov2, Tzvetomir Garev3, Stoyan Peev2, Iskren Kaftandjiev4, Rumen Harizanov5. 1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases "Prof. Iv. Kirov," Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria. 2. Department of Pediatric Urology, University Hospital for Emergency Medicine "Pirogov,", Sofia, Bulgaria. 3. Department of Pathology, University Hospital for Emergency Medicine "Pirogov,", Sofia, Bulgaria. 4. Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria, kaftandjiev@ncipd.org. 5. Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To present case of a child with epididymal dirofil-ariasis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: An 11-year-old boy was admitted to the Clinic of Pediatric Urology for elective surgery treatment of epididymal cyst on the left side. After removal, the cyst was sent for histological examination. Microscopic examination of the histological slides revealed cross-sections of a nematode belonging to Dirofilaria spp., differentiated morphologically as D. repens. After surgery, the patient recovered completely. CONCLUSIONS: In most parts around the world, dirofilariasis is a rare and neglected infection. Nevertheless, the clinicians and pathologists must be informed about it.
OBJECTIVE: To present case of a child with epididymal dirofil-ariasis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: An 11-year-old boy was admitted to the Clinic of Pediatric Urology for elective surgery treatment of epididymal cyst on the left side. After removal, the cyst was sent for histological examination. Microscopic examination of the histological slides revealed cross-sections of a nematode belonging to Dirofilaria spp., differentiated morphologically as D. repens. After surgery, the patient recovered completely. CONCLUSIONS: In most parts around the world, dirofilariasis is a rare and neglected infection. Nevertheless, the clinicians and pathologists must be informed about it.
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