Dirofilaria repens in the eyelid: case report of subcutaneous manifestation

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2009 May-Jun;19(3):475-7. doi: 10.1177/112067210901900325.

Abstract

Purpose: The authors report a case of eyelid subcutaneous filariasis.

Methods: Thorough history, eye examination, surgical intervention, and parasitologic analysis.

Results: An adult Dirofilaria repens worm was extracted from the right upper eyelid in a man living in Italy presenting to our department with lid swelling.

Conclusions: Due to increasing migration of populations to Europe, rare manifestations of ocular filariasis are becoming more common. Surgery was both diagnostic and therapeutic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • DNA, Intergenic / genetics
  • DNA, Protozoan / analysis
  • Dirofilaria / genetics
  • Dirofilaria / isolation & purification*
  • Dirofilariasis / parasitology*
  • Dirofilariasis / surgery
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / parasitology*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / surgery
  • Eyelid Diseases / parasitology*
  • Eyelid Diseases / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology*
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic / surgery

Substances

  • DNA, Intergenic
  • DNA, Protozoan