Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2015)

Subcutaneous infraorbital dirofilariasis

  • Anil S Krishna,
  • N Bilahari,
  • Savithry,
  • Robert P Ambooken

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.160513
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 60, no. 4
pp. 420 – 420

Abstract

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Dirofilariasis is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes from domestic and wild animals. Humans accidentally get infected and can present with a lung nodule, subcutaneous mass or an ocular lesion which will be either subconjunctival or periorbital. Proper microbiological and histopathological examinations aid in proper diagnosis. Herein, we present a case report of a 64-year-old female patient from Kerala with an infraorbital mass diagnosed as dirofilariasis.

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