dirofilariasis is caused by a filariid parasite of the genus dirofilaria. this zoonotic infection is spread by mosquito vector from animal to human. ocular dirofilariasis involving the eye and adnexa is rare. a nodule in the right eye had developed in a 20-year-old soldier from mazandaran province, north of iran. the mass was removed surgically and measured 5x5 mm. the specimen was identified o...

Dirofilariasis is a transmissible zoonotic biohelminthiasis caused by nematodes that parasitize the lymphatic system and subcutaneous tissue. This paper presents cases of dirofilariasis lesions soft tissues face eyes. Purpose: to demonstrate possibility ultrasonic diagnosis face. Materials methods. Dirofilaria can affect face, eyes, mammary glands, buttocks. Patients complained swelling, indura...

Dirofilariasis is globally the commonest manifestation of zoonotic filariasis. We report the detection of a novel canine species causing human and canine dirofilariasis in Hong Kong. Three human cases occurring over 10 months were identified, one presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy, one with an abdominal subcutaneous mass, and one with a subconjunctival nodule. Transected worms recovered f...

background: dirofilaria immitis and dirofilaria repens are the most common species of filarial nematodes described in the dogs. a single-step multiplex pcr was applied to detect and differentiate simultaneously and unequivocally d. im­mitis and d. repens on dna extracted from canine peripheral blood and besides to detect the seroprevalance of d. immitis by elisa in elazig province, turkey. a pc...

BACKGROUND Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens are the most common species of filarial nematodes described in the dogs. A single-step multiplex PCR was applied to detect and differentiate simultaneously and unequivocally D. immitis and D. repens on DNA extracted from canine peripheral blood and besides to detect the seroprevalance of D. immitis by ELISA in Elazig Province, Turkey. A PCR ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of the filarial parasites,ie.,Brugia malayi, Brugia, Brugia pahangi(B. pahangi), Dirofilaria immitisandDirofilaria repens (D. repens) in domestic and stray cats. METHODS A total of 170 blood sample were collected from domestic and stray cats and examined for filarial worm parasites in two localities, Pulau Carey and Bukit Gasing, Selangor State, Malaysia....

BACKGROUND To present a case of subconjunctival infestation with Dirofilaria repens which is very rare in Northern Europe. METHODS A 61-year-old male presented with a swelling and redness of the left supraorbital region migrating to the eyelid and the left eyeball resulting in conjunctival injection, proptosis and diplopia. The patient underwent incisional extraction of a nine cm long worm, w...

We report the first case of ocular dirofilariasis to be diagnosed in northeast France (Alsace region), in a man who presented with a suborbital mass after a journey to Senegal. Microscopic examination of the surgical specimen identified Dirofilaria repens.

Subcutaneous dirofilariasis is a helminthic zoonosis that is nowadays reported with relative frequency in dogs in several parts of the world [2, 16, 19]. Its most important agent has clearly been identified in Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens, but other species (Dirofilaria immitis, Dipetalonema reconditum) can also be found in the subcutaneous tissues of dogs, according to the different geograp...

PURPOSE To report a case of Dirofilaria repens presenting as a subcutaneous tumor of the lower eyelid. METHODS Interventional case report. RESULTS A 29-year-old man of Greek origin without systemic symptoms presented with a 3-week history of a small painless mass localized in the medial part of the lower eyelid. There was no history of a preceding trauma, injury, or visual impairment; howev...