title: Subtenons infection by Dirofilaria repens.
abstract: Zoonotic filariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, a parasite of carnivores occurs mainly in countries surrounding Mediterranean region. The infection occurs in and around eye among animal handlers through vector transmission. We are reporting a case of human Dirofilariasis affecting subtenons region in a 63 year-old woman from Coimbatore, South India. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical course and management of ocular Dirofilariasis.
authors.affiliation: Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore-641 014, Tamilnadu, India. sathyan.p@cbe.aravind.org
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sathyan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manikandan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Padma
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Appalaraju
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008875:Middle Aged