Felix Vinod, Anilkumar Lakshmi, Niyas Muhammed, Abbas Asgar, John Kalpana Elizabeth, Varma Shalini R, Chakkikavil Jyothi
Kimshealth Hospital, Anayara P.O, P.B.NO 1, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695029 India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Dec;75(4):3636-3638. doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-04021-8. Epub 2023 Jul 12.
Dirofilariasis in deep tissue plane is seldom reported in literature. A 58 year old woman presented with right orbital abscess complicating ethmoid sinusitis. She underwent endoscopic ethmoidectomy with abscess drainage where a dirofilaria worm was extracted. Treatment requires surgical removal of the worm without the need for anti-parasitic medications.
深层组织平面的丝虫病在文献中鲜有报道。一名58岁女性因筛窦炎并发右眼眶脓肿就诊。她接受了内镜下筛窦切除术及脓肿引流,术中取出了一条丝虫。治疗方法为手术取出虫体,无需使用抗寄生虫药物。