Human ocular dirofilariasis in Kerala Southern India.
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.
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Department of Microbiology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Srinivasa
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Batru
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Mathai
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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