title: [Human periorbital dirofilariasis].
abstract: We present the case of a 72 year-old-woman with recurrent periocular inflamatory mass caused by an infection with Dirofilaria repens. The zoonotic infection is spreading by mosquito vectors from dogs to humans. Residence in endemic areas (ex-USSR, Italy, Sri Lanka, Southeastern United States) should always be suspected in patients with this type of symptomatology. The treatment is curative by the extraction of the pseudotumoral mass.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hopital Robert Debre, Reims.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Garaffini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ducasse
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaussaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strady
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pinon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D012008:Recurrence; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology
vernacular_title: Dirofilariose humaine periorbitaire.