Tabatabaei Seyed Ali, Soleimani Mohammad, Nikmanesh Bahram, Mahmoudzadeh Raziyeh, Vahedian Zakieh, Salabati Mirataollah, Soleimani Zahra, Matini Amir, Noorbakhsh Mahyar
Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zoonosis Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Public Health. 2017 Oct;46(10):1430-1434.
We report a case of subconjunctival worm with a rare presentation of diurnal photophobia and temporal conjunctival injection. This case report describes a subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 59-year-old man presented with foreign body sensation, localized tenderness, and eye redness during the day. After removal of subconjunctival 10 cm worm, the diagnosis was compatible with . Proof of identity was based on the morphological appearance, which were reliable diagnostic clues. Ocular examination was normal one month later except for faint temporal conjunctival scar. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis could present as diurnal photophobia and conjunctival injection.
我们报告一例结膜下蠕虫病例,该病例表现为罕见的昼间畏光和颞侧结膜充血。本病例报告描述了一名59岁男性的结膜下恶丝虫病,患者白天出现异物感、局部压痛和眼红。在取出结膜下10厘米长的蠕虫后,诊断与之相符。通过形态学特征进行身份验证,这些特征是可靠的诊断线索。一个月后,眼部检查除了颞侧结膜有淡淡的瘢痕外,其余均正常。结膜下恶丝虫病可表现为昼间畏光和结膜充血。