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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;39(3):189-90.
doi: 10.1258/td.2008.080391.

Cutaneous dirofilariasis presenting as an eyelid swelling

Shrutakirthi D Shenoi  1 , Pramod Kumar, Stephanie P Johnston, Urmila N Khadilkar
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Cutaneous dirofilariasis presenting as an eyelid swelling

Shrutakirthi D Shenoi et al. Trop Doct. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Dirofilariasis is a common filarial infection occurring in domestic and wild animals as a result of arthropod bites. However, it can be transmitted to humans after mosquito bites. Here, we report a case of a 54-year-old lady who developed an unilateral eyelid swelling secondary to Dirofilaria repens.

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