Sethi Amit, Puri Vani, Dogra Natasha
Department of Ophthalmology, Indian Naval Hospital Jeevanti, Vasco da Gama, Goa, India.
Department of Ophthalmology, SMRC Hospital, Chicalim, Mormugao, Goa, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul;65(7):615-617. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_847_16.
Dirofilariasis is a helminthic infection caused by filarial parasite of the genus Dirofilaria. It is a common zoonotic disease mostly affecting canines and uncommon in humans. It is endemic to Mediterranean countries, with few reports from other parts of the world. The clinical forms in humans are pulmonary, subcutaneous, and ocular. Ocular involvement is rare. We report a case of lacrimal gland dirofilariasis, an unusual ocular presentation which masquerades as a lacrimal gland tumor. Ours would be the third reported case in the world and first in India. This case was managed with excision of the lacrimal gland mass. Postoperatively the patient recovered completely and there has been no recurrence in the 1-year follow-up.
犬恶丝虫病是由恶丝虫属的丝虫寄生虫引起的蠕虫感染。它是一种常见的人畜共患病,主要影响犬类,在人类中并不常见。在地中海国家为地方病,世界其他地区报道较少。人类的临床形式有肺部、皮下和眼部。眼部受累罕见。我们报告一例泪腺犬恶丝虫病病例,这是一种不寻常的眼部表现,伪装成泪腺肿瘤。我们的病例将是世界上第三例报告病例,也是印度首例。该病例通过切除泪腺肿物进行治疗。术后患者完全康复,在1年的随访中未出现复发。