Open AccessSubconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review
Author(s) -
Archana Chintaman Choure,
Meghna Palewar,
Vaishali Babanrao Dohe,
Swati Shankarrao Mudshingkar,
Karanam Madhuri,
Renu Bharadwaj
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.162866
Subject(s) - dirofilaria repens , dirofilariasis , dirofilaria , repens , parasitic infection , helminthiasis , medicine , helminths , pathology , biology , dirofilaria immitis , zoology , immunology , botany
Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra. We report the rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens from Maharashtra, western India.