Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review

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作者
Choure, Archana Chintaman [1 ]
Palewar, Meghna Satish [2 ]
Dohe, Vaishali Babanrao [2 ]
Mudshingkar, Swati Shankarrao [2 ]
Madhuri, K. [2 ]
Bharadwaj, Renu Satish [2 ]
机构
[1] Smt Kashibai Navale Med Coll, Dept Microbiol, Pune, Maharashtra, India
[2] BJ Govt Med Coll, Dept Microbiol, Pune, Maharashtra, India
关键词
Dirofilaria repens; subconjunctival dirofilariasis; western India; INDIA;
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10.4103/0377-4929.162866
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R36 [病理学];
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100104 ;
摘要
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.
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