以复发性肩部肿块为表现的香港犬恶丝虫感染

Dirofilaria hongkongensis infection presenting as recurrent shoulder mass.

作者信息

Xing Fanfan, Li Xin, Lo Simon K F, Poon Rosana W S, Lau Susanna K P, Woo Patrick C Y

机构信息

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital, 518053 Shenzhen, China.

Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

出版信息

Parasitol Int. 2020 Aug;77:102117. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102117. Epub 2020 Mar 29.

DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2020.102117

PMID:32234557

Abstract

In 2012, a novel canine Dirofilaria species, D. hongkongensis was identified in Hong Kong that caused human diseases and subsequently reported in an Austrian traveller returning from the Indian subcontinent. Here we present a case of human infection by D. hongkongensis manifested as recurrent shoulder mass. Diagnosis was achieved by cox1 gene sequencing of the excised specimen. The case illustrated that parasitic infection represents an important differential diagnosis for musculoskeletal lesions.

摘要

2012年，在香港发现了一种新型犬恶丝虫物种——香港恶丝虫，它可引发人类疾病，随后在一名从印度次大陆返回的奥地利旅行者身上也有报告。在此，我们报告一例香港恶丝虫人类感染病例，表现为肩部肿块反复发作。通过对切除标本进行细胞色素氧化酶亚基1（cox1）基因测序得以确诊。该病例表明，寄生虫感染是肌肉骨骼病变的重要鉴别诊断之一。