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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2023 Human dirofilariasis is a type of zoonotic infection caused by the Dirofilarial species. It is a type of roundworm which is commonly seen in dogs, cats and is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. Microfilaria is rarely produced in humans.
M M Gitanjali +3 more
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A rare case of subcutaneous dirofilariasis from a tertiary care hospital in Western Maharashtra
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2021 Dirofilaria are tissue nematodes which can cause zoonotic diseases and have been reported from all over the world. They are transmitted by zooanthropophilic arthropods.
Nageswari R Gandham +3 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Purpose: To study clinical and pathological features of parasitic lesions in the ocular adnexa in a tertiary care ophthalmic center in south India. Methods: 43 cases of ocular parasitosis were analysed clinically and correlated with the pathological ...
Meenakshi Mahesh +4 more
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Periorbital Dirofilariasis: A Rare Case from Western India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease caused commonly by Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitus. The definitive hosts are domestic dogs and cats. Human beings are accidental dead end hosts, and acquire infestation through mosquito bites. So far, very
Shubha Nagpal, Varsha Kulkarni
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Dirofilariasis of breast mimicking malignancy – A rare entity
Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2023 Human dirofilarial infection usually presents as pulmonary coin lesion or as subcutaneous nodule. We report the case of a 60-year-old female presented clinically with swelling in the lower-outer quadrant of the right breast for 2 weeks.
Sudha Srinivasan, M Srinivaasan
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Life, 2022 Dirofilariasis is a zoonosis caused by nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria.Dirofilaria immitis is cosmopolitan as regards its distribution in animals, being responsible for human pulmonary dirofilariasis in the New World.
Andrea Palicelli +4 more
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Ocular Dirofilaria repens: not rare
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Aim: To report three cases of ocular Dirofilaria repens. Methods: Three patients, who presented to us with mass in preseptal and orbital region, and were not improving with parenteral and oral steroids, were investigated.
Usha Kim, Mohit Gupta, N. Vidhya, Shanti
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Monitoring of Animal Dirofilariosis Incidence in Kharkiv Region of Ukraine
Zoodiversity, 2022 A total of 38 species of mosquitoes of the Culicidae family of two subfamilies Anophelinae and Culicinae belonging to 6 genera, were identified on the territory of Kharkiv Region from 2009 to 2019.
A. P. Paliy +6 more
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RARE PARASITOSES IN OUR OPHTHALMIC PRACTICE [PDF]
Trakia Journal of SciencesThe term parasite is a word originating from Greek language and it means someone who feeds from others’ table. Humans are hosts to nearly 300 species of parasitic worms and over 70 species of protozoa. Tasks and goals - to make a retrospective analysis
I. Pitakova
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Subcutaneous infraorbital dirofilariasis
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015 Dirofilariasis is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes from domestic and wild animals. Humans accidentally get infected and can present with a lung nodule, subcutaneous mass or an ocular lesion which will be either subconjunctival or ...
Anil S Krishna +3 more
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