TY - JOUR AU - Ugolini, Sara AU - Lima, Mario AU - Maffi, Michela AU - Pierangeli, Francesco AU - Vastano, Marzia AU - Gargano, Tommaso AU - Varani, Stefania AU - Gustinelli, Andrea AU - Caffara, Monica AU - Fioravanti, Maria T1 - Dirofilaria repens Testicular Infection in Child, Italy T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 12 SP - 2569 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - dirofilariasis KW - parasites KW - vector-borne infections KW - zoonoses KW - Dirofilaria repens KW - testicular diseases KW - genitalia KW - male child KW - differential diagnosis KW - testicular neoplasms KW - orchiectomy KW - Italy DO - 10.3201/eid2812.220424 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-0424_article ER - End of Reference