Orbital swelling as a sign of live Dirophilaria repens in subconjunctival tissue.
This report presents a case of live dirophilaria found in the subconjunctival space in a woman, in whom the main symptoms were swelling of the orbital tissue. After subconjunctival anaesthesia the dirophilaria were removed surgically. A histopathological examination revealed an adult, non-gravid female Dirofilaria repens s. acutiuscula. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case of subconjunctival live dirophilaria reported in a human.
Dujic
Mirjana P
MP
Department of Ophthalmology, Zvezdara Clinical and Hospital Centre, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. sdujic@sezampro.yu
Mitrovic
Bora S
BS
Zec
Ivanka M Kranjcic
IM
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans