Open AccessSubcutaneous infraorbital dirofilariasis
Author(s) -
Anil S Krishna,
N Bilahari,
Savithry,
Robert P. Ambooken
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.160513
Subject(s) - dirofilariasis , medicine , dirofilaria , parasitic infection , nodule (geology) , lesion , dermatology , pathology , helminths , dirofilaria immitis , biology , immunology , paleontology
Dirofilariasis is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes from domestic and wild animals. Humans accidentally get infected and can present with a lung nodule, subcutaneous mass or an ocular lesion which will be either subconjunctival or periorbital. Proper microbiological and histopathological examinations aid in proper diagnosis. Herein, we present a case report of a 64-year-old female patient from Kerala with an infraorbital mass diagnosed as dirofilariasis