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Case Reports
. 2001 Jun;32(2):244-6.

Subconjunctival dirofilariasis in India

S Nadgir  1 , S S Tallur, V Mangoli, L H Halesh, B V Krishna
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Case Reports

Subconjunctival dirofilariasis in India

S Nadgir et al. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2001 Jun.

Abstract

Human dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, have been reported to occur widely throughout Asia, Europe and Africa. Reports of this infection from India are however limited. Herein we report a case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis from Karnataka state of India. A 42 year old man presented with a history of pain and swelling in the left eye. A live parasite measuring 3.5cm in length was surgically removed from the nodular swelling in the conjunctiva. The parasite was identified as Dirofilaria repens, adult male.

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