Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review

Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review

Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra. We report the rare case of subconjunctival d...

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Main Authors: Archana Chintaman Choure, Meghna Satish Palewar, Vaishali Babanrao Dohe, Swati Shankarrao Mudshingkar, K Madhuri, Renu Satish Bharadwaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Dirofilaria repens
subconjunctival dirofilariasis
western India
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2015;volume=58;issue=3;spage=332;epage=334;aulast=Choure

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