AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT
Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, with D. repens as the most common one. Definitive hosts are usually dogs and other carnivores, while humans are accidentally included into the epizootic chain. It usually manifests as subcutaneous or ocul...
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| author | Viktoria Knežević Ivan Petračić Anto Pajić Andro Gliha Stjepan Višnjić |
| author_facet | Viktoria Knežević Ivan Petračić Anto Pajić Andro Gliha Stjepan Višnjić |
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| description | Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, with D. repens as the most common one. Definitive hosts
are usually dogs and other carnivores, while humans are accidentally included into the epizootic chain. It usually manifests as subcutaneous or ocular localization and here we present an unusual case of scrotal dirofilariasis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47470c4080604bc790a7a389acc0b1712024-04-15T18:33:24ZengHrvatski liječnički zborLiječnički vjesnik0024-34771849-21772023-01-01145Supp 2535310.26800/LV-145-supl2-CR13AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORTViktoria Knežević0Ivan PetračićAnto PajićAndro GlihaStjepan VišnjićSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaDirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, with D. repens as the most common one. Definitive hosts are usually dogs and other carnivores, while humans are accidentally included into the epizootic chain. It usually manifests as subcutaneous or ocular localization and here we present an unusual case of scrotal dirofilariasis.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/437101ChildDirofilariasisEpididymitis |
| spellingShingle | Viktoria Knežević Ivan Petračić Anto Pajić Andro Gliha Stjepan Višnjić AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT Liječnički vjesnik Child Dirofilariasis Epididymitis |
| title | AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT |
| title_full | AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT |
| title_fullStr | AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT |
| title_full_unstemmed | AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT |
| title_short | AN UNCOMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DIROFILARIASIS IN A CHILD – A CASE REPORT |
| title_sort | uncommon clinical presentation of dirofilariasis in a child a case report |
| topic | Child Dirofilariasis Epididymitis |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/437101 |
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