Ocular and subcutaneous dirofilariasis in a Sri Lankan infant: an environmental hazard caused by dogs and mosquitoes.
An 11-month-old infant presented with a subcutaneous nodule in the right cheek which was found by ultrasonography to be a worm. Following treatment with di-ethylcarbamazine, a worm emerged from the left upper eyelid which was confirmed to be Dirofilaria repens. Dirofilariasis usually manifests as a single lesion and is rare in infants.
Department of Paediatrics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. manouri.senanayake@gmail.com
Manouri P
MP
Senanayake
M L M
ML
Infaq
S G S
SG
Adikaram
P V
PV
Udagama
D000818:Animals; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D060348:Dirofilaria repens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*
D005369:Filaricides; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine