Font R L, Neafie R C, Perry H D
Arch Ophthalmol. 1980 Jun;98(6):1079-82. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1980.01020031069012.
Six cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis are reported, three located in the eyelid, two in the periorbital region, and one in the subconjunctival tissues. Three patients lived in Florida, two in North Carolina, and one in Mississippi. All patients were adults, ranging from 27 to 69 years of age (median age was 58 years). Most patients experienced an inflamed painful nodule that contained portions of a nematode. The morphologic features for identification of the worm as belonging to the genus Dirofilaria are outlined.
报告了6例皮下恶丝虫病病例，其中3例位于眼睑，2例位于眶周区域，1例位于结膜下组织。3例患者居住在佛罗里达州，2例在北卡罗来纳州，1例在密西西比州。所有患者均为成年人，年龄在27至69岁之间（中位年龄为58岁）。大多数患者有一个发炎疼痛的结节，其中包含线虫的部分。概述了将该蠕虫鉴定为恶丝虫属的形态学特征。
