Dirofilariasis of the breast: Sonographic appearance

ABSTRACT Human dirofilarial infections characteristically manifest as pulmonary “coin” lesions or as subcutaneous nodules. A case of subcutaneous Dirofilaria infection of the breast involving a 25‐year‐old woman with a painful breast lump is presented. The patient had not traveled anywhere and did n...

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Published in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2014-09, Vol.42 (7), p.433-435
Main Authors: Vucaj Cirilovic, Viktorija, Dobrosavljev, Mirjana, Niciforovic, Dijana, Donat, Daniela, Bogdanovic‐Stojanovic, Dragana, Jukovic, Mirela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
breast
Breast - parasitology
Breast Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Breast Diseases - parasitology
Diagnosis, Differential
Dirofilaria
Dirofilaria repens
Dirofilaria repens - isolation & purification
Dirofilariasis - diagnostic imaging
Dirofilariasis - parasitology
Female
Humans
Nematoda
subcutaneous tissue
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography, Mammary - methods
ultrasound
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Summary:ABSTRACT Human dirofilarial infections characteristically manifest as pulmonary “coin” lesions or as subcutaneous nodules. A case of subcutaneous Dirofilaria infection of the breast involving a 25‐year‐old woman with a painful breast lump is presented. The patient had not traveled anywhere and did not have any animals, but provided a history of being bitten by mosquitoes. The suspicion of a parasitic infection was raised by the presence of rod‐like structures within a hypoechoic nodule on sonography; movement within the nodule was detected during the examination. Histopathological examination revealed viable, adult female Dirofilaria repens, a nematode that is commonly found in dogs, cats, and wild mammals throughout parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42:433–435, 2014
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.22139