Danse E M, De Potter P
Department of Imaging, St Luc University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
Department of Ophthalmology, St Luc University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
J Ultrasound. 2019 Sep;22(3):359-361. doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0354-x. Epub 2019 Mar 11.
Sonography (US) is commonly required when a superficial lump appears. We present the case of a patient for whom US was highly suggestive of living worms causing a recurrent periorbital mass. After surgery, the final diagnosis was a nodule composed of dirofilariasis larva.