Periocular Dirofilariasis Mimicking Lacrimal Sac Mucocoele

被引:7
作者
Pauly, Marian [1 ]
Biswas, Jyotirmay [2 ]
Hussain, Rameez N. [1 ]
Anantharaman, Giridhar [1 ]
机构
[1] Giridhar Eye Inst, 28-2576A,Ponneth Temple Rd, Kochi 682020, Kerala, India
[2] Sankara Nethralaya, Med Res Fdn, Dept Uvea & Ophthalm Pathol, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
ORBIT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON ORBITAL DISORDERS AND FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY | 2013年 / 32卷 / 05期
关键词
Dirofilariasis; human; mucocoele;
D O I
10.3109/01676830.2013.814684
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
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.
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