[Human subconjunctival dirofilariasis: two Tunisian case studies].
Two new cases of human subconjunctival dirofilariasis are reported in Tunisia. Dirofilaria immitis was identified in the first case and Dirofilaria repens in the second. Diagnosis was made by histological examination of excised nodules. We note that the patients are young (8 and 10 years, respectively) and that cases of human dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis are present in Tunisia.
Ziadi
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse 4000, Tunisie.
Trimeche
M
M
Mestiri
S
S
Mokni
M
M
Trabelsi
A
A
Ben Abdelkader
A
A
Ben Saïd
M
M
Ben Hadj Hamida
F
F
Korbi
S
S
D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014416:Tunisia