title: Human ocular dirofilariasis in Kerala Southern India.
abstract: A twenty-six year old female presented to the Ophthalmology OPD with swelling of the upper eyelid. On excision, two long, thin, dead worms were removed. Microscopic and HPE showed the worms to belong to the Dirofilaria species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Sekhar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Srinivasa
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Batru
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shariff
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Macaden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India