title: Periocular dirofilariasis in a young woman: a case report.
abstract: A case of periocular dirofilariasis has been diagnosed in Iran. A 27-yr old female referred with a history of edema and redness in the left eye since 2 wk ago. On slit lamp examination, a moving thread-like worm was seen in the subconjunctival area. Two days later, a 126 mm long, live filaria worm was extracted from the lower lid subcutaneous tissue. The worm was diagnosed as, likelihood, Dirofilaria immitis on microscopic examinations. The present case suggests that D. immitis can cause periocular infections.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. swt_f@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jamshidi
authors.forename: Mahin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jamshidi
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mobedi
authors.forename: Mandana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khosroara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans