Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review

Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra. We report the rare case of subconjunctival d...

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Published inIndian journal of pathology & microbiology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 332 - 334
Main Authors Choure, Archana Chintaman, Palewar, Meghna Satish, Dohe, Vaishali Babanrao, Mudshingkar, Swati Shankarrao, Madhuri, K, Bharadwaj, Renu Satish
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2015
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Animals
Care and treatment
Case studies
Causes of
Diagnosis
Dirofilaria repens
Dirofilaria repens - isolation & purification
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Dirofilariasis - parasitology
Dirofilariasis - pathology
Eye Diseases - diagnosis
Eye Diseases - parasitology
Eye Diseases - pathology
Filariasis
Humans
India
Male
Microscopy
Middle Aged
Patient outcomes
subconjunctival dirofilariasis
western India
India
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Summary:Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra. We report the rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens from Maharashtra, western India.
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ISSN:0377-4929
0974-5130
DOI:10.4103/0377-4929.162866