Dirofilaria repens in the eyelid: case report of subcutaneous manifestation.
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PURPOSE The authors report a case of eyelid subcutaneous filariasis. METHODS Thorough history, eye examination, surgical intervention, and parasitologic analysis. RESULTS An adult Dirofilaria repens worm was extracted from the right upper eyelid in a man living in Italy presenting to our department with lid swelling. CONCLUSIONS Due to increasing migration of populations to Europe, rare manifestations of ocular filariasis are becoming more common. Surgery was both diagnostic and therapeutic.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of ophthalmology
دوره 19 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009