Schatz Christoph, Füßl Magdalena, Caf Yasemin, Schmitz Katja, Kresse Daniela, Ludwig Wilhelm, Walochnik Julia, Knabl Ludwig
Tyrolpath Obrist Brunhuber GmbH, Hauptplatz 4, 6511 Zams, Austria.
University Hospital for Inner Medicine II, Tirol Kliniken, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Microorganisms. 2025 Feb 21;13(3):476. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13030476.
In June 2024, a 41 year-old woman presented to the infectious diseases outpatient clinic with a left inguinal mass progressing in size. The patient had previously been on vacation in Greece. When a tumor was initially suspected, the mass was surgically removed. Staining with Grocott methenamine silver and Alzian blue were inconspicuous, but histopathologic examination revealed a clear histiocytic demarcation, followed by a confirmation of the suspected diagnosis of dirofilariasis caused by by PCR. Even though still a rare event in Austria, the number of human cases has been continuously increasing in recent years. This is partly due to the increased spread of the parasite due to climate change and globalization.
2024年6月，一名41岁女性因左侧腹股沟肿块增大前往传染病门诊就诊。该患者此前在希腊度假。最初怀疑是肿瘤时，肿块被手术切除。Grocott六胺银染色和阿尔辛蓝染色均不明显，但组织病理学检查显示组织细胞分界清晰，随后通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）确诊为疑似由恶丝虫病引起的诊断。尽管在奥地利这仍然是罕见事件，但近年来人类病例数量一直在持续增加。部分原因是由于气候变化和全球化导致寄生虫传播增加。
