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Roundworm-associated median nerve compression: a case report.

Jose M Ramirez¹, Miguel A Ramirez, Anthony Essilfie

¹Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.

The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal

|September 13, 2013

Summary

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Human dirofilariasis, a rare zoonotic infection, can cause nodules. This case details a Dirofilaria tenuis infection forming a wrist lesion that compressed the median nerve, a novel presentation.

Keywords:

dirofilaria median nerve compression parasite

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Area of Science:

Medical Parasitology
Human Infectious Diseases
Zoonotic Infections

Background:

Human dirofilariasis is a rare zoonotic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
Infections typically present as subcutaneous or conjunctival nodules.
Dirofilaria tenuis is a filarial nematode rarely causing human infection.

Observation:

An unusual case of Dirofilaria tenuis infection in a young woman.
The infection manifested as a space-occupying lesion in the wrist.
This lesion led to significant median nerve compression.

Findings:

The Dirofilaria tenuis infection formed a growing subcutaneous nodule.
This nodule caused carpal tunnel syndrome-like symptoms due to median nerve compression.
Surgical excision was performed with a reported outcome.

Implications:

This is the first reported case of median nerve compression caused by a Dirofilaria tenuis infection.
Highlights the potential for unusual clinical presentations of human dirofilariasis.
Emphasizes the importance of considering parasitic infections in differential diagnoses for localized lesions and nerve compression.