Journal of Tropical Medicine (Jan 2011)
A First Human Case of Ocular Dirofilariosis due to Dirofilaria repens in Northeastern France
Abstract
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.