Journal of Tropical Medicine (Jan 2011)

A First Human Case of Ocular Dirofilariosis due to Dirofilaria repens in Northeastern France

  • Nicolas Argy,
  • Marcela Sabou,
  • Alain Billing,
  • Christian Hermsdorff,
  • Ermanno Candolfi,
  • Ahmed Abou-Bacar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/698647
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2011

Abstract

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We report the first case of ocular dirofilariasis to be diagnosed in northeast France (Alsace region), in a man who presented with a suborbital mass after a journey to Senegal. Microscopic examination of the surgical specimen identified Dirofilaria repens.