Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2017 Jun;11(6):DD09-DD10.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/26058.10085. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Ocular Dirofilariasis: A Rare case from Mumbai, India

Sachee Agrawal  1 , Rahul Agrawal  2 , Jayanthi Shastri  3
Affiliations
Case Reports

Ocular Dirofilariasis: A Rare case from Mumbai, India

Sachee Agrawal et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic filariasis. Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection most commonly caused by Dirofilariarepens. Dirofilariasis, caused by Dirofilaria repens, has been reported to occur widely throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa. It has not been widely recognized in India; however, several cases have been reported in the last few years. Ease and frequency of international travel has probably contributed to the increase in the number of cases. There is probably a focus of human infection with D. repens in Kerala, India. We report a case of ocular dirofilariasis, from the Western part of India. Among the Indian case reports of human dirofilariasis caused by D. repens, majority had ocular infections and few had subcutaneous involvement of the face.

Keywords: Deworming; Hetrazan; Microfilariae; Nematode; Subconjunctival.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

[Table/Fig-1]:
[Table/Fig-1]:
Subconjunctival localization of worm in right eye of patient.
[Table/Fig-2]:
[Table/Fig-2]:
A 6 cm long worm extracted from subconjunctiva of patient. (Images from left to right)
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Joseph K, Vinayakumar VR, Criton S, Vishnu MS, Pariyaram SE. Periorbital mass with cellulitis caused by dirofilaria. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011;29(4):431–33. - PubMed
    1. Bhat S, Sofia O, Raman M, Biswas J. A case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis in South India. J Opthal Inflamm Infect. 2012;2:205–06. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sangit VA, Haldipurkar SS. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis mimicking scleritis: First report from Western India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2012;60:76–77. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Nadgir S, Tallur SS, Mangoli V, Halesh LH, Krishna BV. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis in India. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2001;32:244–46. - PubMed
    1. Sabu L, Devada K, Subramaniam H. Dirofilariasis in dogs and humans in Kerala. Indian J Med Res. 2005;121:691–93. - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources