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

Abstract

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 dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens from Maharashtra, western India.

Keywords

• Dirofilaria repens
• subconjunctival dirofilariasis
• western India