Kagei N, Tanaka K, Okamura R, Korenaga M, Tada I
Jpn J Med Sci Biol. 1985 Oct-Dec;38(5-6):223-7. doi: 10.7883/yoken1952.38.223.
Dirofilaria worms were recovered from a painless hard tumor in the right eyelid of a 19-year-old Japanese male who had lived in Kagoshima and Kumamoto Prefectures, Japan. In the worms, the cuticle had a smooth surface, the inner cuticular layer had internal lateral longitudinal ridges, and the musculature of the body wall was the polymyarian type. On the basis of all morphological characteristics observed, this worm was identified as an immature female Dirofilaria immitis. This is the first human case of nematode infection in the eyelid in Japan. Surgical removal of the mass with worms resulted in complete recovery from swelling of his right eyelid.
从一名19岁居住在日本鹿儿岛县和熊本县的日本男性右眼睑无痛性硬肿块中发现了恶丝虫。在这些蠕虫中，角质层表面光滑，内角质层有内侧纵向脊，体壁肌肉组织为多肌型。根据观察到的所有形态特征，这种蠕虫被鉴定为未成熟的犬恶丝虫雌虫。这是日本首例眼睑线虫感染的人类病例。手术切除带有蠕虫的肿块后，患者右眼睑肿胀完全消退。
