title: Nematode infection mimicking paratesticular malignancy.
abstract: Paratesticular swellings pose a diagnostic dilemma due to concerns over malignancy. We present a case of paratesticular swelling in a 13-year-old boy as a result of Dirofilaria immitis infection. The boy presented with a 2-month history of right testicular discomfort associated with an irregular mass within the scrotum.
authors: Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors: Jins
authors: J
authors: Kallampallil
authors: Sarah J
authors: SJ
authors: Wood
authors: Timothy
authors: T
authors: O'Dempsey
authors: Ross J
authors: RJ
authors: Craigie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*