title: [Human dirofilariasis: observation of an ocular form].
abstract: Several cases of human dirofilariasis has been recently reported in literature; the localization of parasite was especially in subcutaneous tissues. A case of ocular dirofilariasis observed in a woman living in a country near Turin is described. The worm was an immature female with characters in agreement with the description of Dirofilaria conjunctivae (Addario, 1885), nematode responsible of an high percentage of canine filariasis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Dirofilariasi umana: osservazione di una forma oculare.