Rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis from South-East part of India

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 20 - 23, 30.08.2021

Nasrin Y Sampath Kumar Ambati Nonika Rajkumari Rama Koteshwara Rao Nutakki

Öz

Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Dirofilaria repens, which occasionally causes ocular infestation. Reports of this infection from the Southern-Eastern part of India are limited. Herein we report a 60-year aged woman presented with a history of pain, foreign body sensation, and sensation of something crawling in her left eye for one day. A parasite of 12.4 cm in length and 0.5 cm thick was removed from the nodular swelling in the conjunctiva. Microscopy identified Dirofilaria repens, as an adult male.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dirofilaria repens, subconjunctival Dirofilariasis, zoonosis.

Teşekkür

Author aknowledge to Dr Sampath Kumar Ambati for clinical work, Dr Rajkumari Nonika & Dr Rama Koteshwara Rao for microbiology and pathology assistance.

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