2015•Indian Journal of Pathology and MicrobiologyOpen access

Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review

Archana Chintaman Choure, MeghnaSatish Palewar, VaishaliBabanrao Dohe, SwatiShankarrao Mudshingkar, Karanam Madhuri, Renu Bharadwaj

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Abstract

Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra. We report the rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens from Maharashtra, western India.

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Key concepts: Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilariasis, Dirofilaria, Repens, Parasitic infection, Biology, Veterinary medicine, Helminths