Krishna Anil S, Bilahari N, Ambooken Robert P
Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daya Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, PSM College of Dental Sciences and Research, Akkikavu, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Indian J Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;60(4):420. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.160513.
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.
丝虫病是一种由蚊子从家畜和野生动物传播的寄生虫感染。人类意外感染后可能会出现肺结节、皮下肿块或眼部病变,后者表现为结膜下或眶周病变。适当的微生物学和组织病理学检查有助于做出正确诊断。在此,我们报告一例来自喀拉拉邦的64岁女性患者,其眶下肿块被诊断为丝虫病。