Eosinophilic Meningitis and Intraocular Infection Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong

Abstract

Eosinophilic meningitis caused by human diroflarial infection is rare. We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis and concomitant intraocular dirofilarial infection in India. Sequencing of the mitochondrial genome identified the worm as Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong, a close relative of D. repens nematodes.

Keywords

• dirofilariasis
• eosinophilic meningitis
• meningitis/encephalitis
• ocular parasite
• intraocular infection
• Dirofilaria