Treatment of dirofilariosis in the practice of the head and neck tumor departments (clinical observation)
M. S. Fedina,
Yu. Yu. Gorchak,
A. V. Titova,
E. S. Romanova,
O. A. Sadovnikova,
D. N. Reshetov,
M. D. Ter-Ovanesov https://doi.org/10.17650/2222-1468-2024-14-2-92-97
Abstract
Nowadays, doctors of almost all specializations have to deal with patients who have one or another voluminous formations of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with localization in the head and neck region, which are heterogeneous in their etiology. It’s important to remember that sometimes neoplasms can turn out to be a manifestation of an infectious disease, in particular helminthosis. One of the representatives from this group of diseases is dyrofilariasis, is a zoonotic transmissible tropical helminth disease caused by roundworms – filarias of the genus Dirofilaria, which parasitize in humans mainly in the subcutaneous tissue and lymphatic system. A single filariasis of the Dirofilaria repens type is found in humans in temperate regions of Russia. Generally, dirofilariosis imitates the clinical picture of some other non-parasitic disease. Because of the lack of awareness of this disease among doctors, the process of making a diagnosis is almost always difficult. Often the correct diagnosis is only made during surgical treatment.
The article presents a clinical observation of dirofilariosis with lesions subcutaneous tissue of the dorsum nose.
Supporting agencies: The study was performed without external funding
About the Authors
M. S. Fedina
Russian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of Russia; Central Clinical Hospital “Russian Railways-Medicine”, JSC “Russian Railways”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bld. 1, 20 Delegatskaya St., Moscow 127473; 2 Budayskaya St., Moscow 129128
Yu. Yu. Gorchak
Russian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of Russia; Central Clinical Hospital “Russian Railways-Medicine”, JSC “Russian Railways”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bld. 1, 20 Delegatskaya St., Moscow 127473; 2 Budayskaya St., Moscow 129128
A. V. Titova
Russian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bld. 1, 20 Delegatskaya St., Moscow 127473
E. S. Romanova
Central Clinical Hospital “Russian Railways-Medicine”, JSC “Russian Railways”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
2 Budayskaya St., Moscow 129128
O. A. Sadovnikova
Central Clinical Hospital “Russian Railways-Medicine”, JSC “Russian Railways”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
2 Budayskaya St., Moscow 129128
D. N. Reshetov
Russian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of Russia; Central Clinical Hospital “Russian Railways-Medicine”, JSC “Russian Railways”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bld. 1, 20 Delegatskaya St., Moscow 127473; 2 Budayskaya St., Moscow 129128
M. D. Ter-Ovanesov
Russian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bld. 1, 20 Delegatskaya St., Moscow 127473
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Fedina M.S., Gorchak Yu.Yu., Titova A.V., Romanova E.S., Sadovnikova O.A., Reshetov D.N., Ter-Ovanesov M.D. Treatment of dirofilariosis in the practice of the head and neck tumor departments (clinical observation). Head and Neck Tumors (HNT). 2024;14(2):92-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/2222-1468-2024-14-2-92-97
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