Human dirofilariosis (D.repens) in the subcutaneous tissues of the head: Clinical case in the department of neurosurgery of the Interregional Clinical and Diagnostic Center of Kazan
- Authors: Pichugin A.A.1,2, Karimova E.R.1, Filimonova O.A.1, Koviazina R.R.3, Abdulkhaev F.A.1, Sharafutdinova V.I.1, Alekseev A.G.1,2, Khayrullin R.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center
- Kazan State Medical University
- Duke Kunshan University
- Issue: Vol 27, No 2 (2022)
- Pages: 136-143
- Section: CASE REPORTS
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1560-9529/article/view/110862
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/EID110862
- ID: 110862
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Abstract
Human dirofilariasis is a zoonosis caused by thin nematodes of Dirofilaria species (D. repens, D. immitis, D. tenuis and D. ursi) that belong to the Onchocercidae family. Larval stages of Dirofilaria usually occur in their primary hosts, such as cats and dogs, and rarely invade incidental hosts — human. The study described a clinical case of a patient with skull base meningioma who was admitted to the neurosurgical department for elective surgical treatment. The dense nodule was palpated in the subcutaneous tissue of the frontal area of the head. During the removal of the subcutaneous node, a thin white alive worm was evacuated during the surgery. The microscopical examination verified D. repens. Human dirofilariasis is a rare disease in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. However, the number of dirofilariasis cases is increasing in the recent years. Thirty-seven patients with dirofilariasis were diagnosed in the Republic of Tatarstan from 2010 to 2022.
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Arseniy A. Pichugin
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center; Kazan State Medical University
Email: arsenicus@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0134-1005
SPIN-code: 7794-5270
Scopus Author ID: 57188870842
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med)
Russian Federation, 12A, Karbysheva St., Kazan, 420101Elvira R. Karimova
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center
Email: erkar@mail.ru
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med)
Russian Federation, KazanOlesia A. Filimonova
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center
Email: 1604filimonovao@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Kazan
Renata R. Koviazina
Duke Kunshan University
Email: renata.koviazina@duke.edu
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6165-3668
Russian Federation, Kunshan
Farid A. Abdulkhaev
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center
Email: farid1113@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Kazan
Valentina I. Sharafutdinova
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center
Email: vtina@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Kazan
Andrey G. Alekseev
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center; Kazan State Medical University
Email: a.alekseev@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1227-8918
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med), Associate
Russian Federation, Kazan; KazanRustem N. Khayrullin
Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Center
Author for correspondence.
Email: arsenicus@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2160-7720
SPIN-code: 1146-7585
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor
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