title: Periocular dirofilariasis mimicking lacrimal sac mucocoele.
abstract: Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection caused by filarial nematodes belonging to the genus dirofilariae. Dirofilaria is commonly seen in dogs, cats and other carnivorous animals world wide. Mosquitoes of the genus Culex, Anopheles and Aedes are the vectors and the humans are either incidental hosts or dead-end hosts. It affects lungs, liver and other visceral organs. Ocular involvement is rarely been reported. We present a case of 51-year-old female from Kerala, the southern State of India presented with a mass mimicking lacrimal sac mucocoele whose biopsy is proved to be dirofilariasis.
authors.affiliation: Giridhar Eye Institute, Kadavanthra , Kochi-682020, Kerala , India and.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pauly
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Rameez N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Giridhar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anantharaman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis