title: Pseudo-tumor of the scrotum, a rare clinical presentation of dirofilariasis: a report of two autochtonous cases due to Dirofilaria repens.
abstract: In Europe, human dirofilariasis refers to a group of autochtonous parasitic infections caused by tissue nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria, responsible for two distinct clinical presentations: Dirofilaria immitis usually presenting as pulmonary lesions and Dirofilaria  repens as subcutaneous nodules. Rare in humans, genital involvement manifests itself as pseudotumor nodules affecting the scrotum, epididymis, or spermatic cord. We report on two cases of Dirofilaria repens infections, involving the spermatic cord and epididymis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Nice, France. leccia.n@chu-nice.fr
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leccia
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patouraux
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boissy
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Giudice
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: Jean François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Michiels
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ambrosetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D060348:Dirofilaria repens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D004822:Epididymis / Q000473:pathology; D005060:Europe; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology