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Orbital Dirofilariasis

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998
Purpose To warn the ophthalmologist to consider orbital dirofilariasis in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory masses of the orbit. Patients Two cases with non-specific swelling and pain of the orbit who had a initial diagnosis ...
STRIANESE, DIEGO   +4 more
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Orbital dirofilariasis

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2002
AbstractDirofilariasis is a parasitic disease of domestic and wild animals that occasionally may present as zoonotic infection in humans. The microfilariae are accidentally transmitted to humans by Culex and Aedes mosquitoes. Ophthalmic infections with Dirofilaria are well documented all over the world, including America, Europe and Australia.
Minas T Coroneo   +2 more
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Dirofilariasis: A rare case report

open access: yesIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2010
Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infection most commonly caused by Dirofilaria repens . It has not been widely recognized in India. There is probably a focus of human infection with D. repens in Kerala. We report the first case of dirofilariasis, from
Singh, R.   +3 more
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Dirofilariasis in a ferret

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1986
An adult male ferret was found to be lethargic and dyspneic. Necropsy revealed 21 worms in the heart, vena cava, and pulmonary artery. The worms were identified as Dirofilaria immitis. Histologic examination of lung tissue revealed numerous microfilariae.
A F, Moreland, A H, Battles, J H, Nease
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Intravitreal Dirofilariasis: A Rare Ocular Infection

open access: yesOrbit, 2006
Human ocular dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease, rare in Europe, caused by filarial nematodes. The parasite is either encysted in a subcutaneous nodule or located under the bulbar conjunctiva.
Chrissanthy Papadopoulou   +1 more
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Dirofilariasis in Turkey: a case of subcutaneous dirofilariasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 1995
A case of dirofilariasis is presented. The disease showed in our case subcutaneous location and was identified 9 years after the initial admittance of the patient. The mass was finally removed surgically.
İbrahim Öztek   +4 more
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Human dirofilariasis

Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice, 1998
Although canine dirofilariasis has been recognized for over 300 years human dirofilariasis has received relatively little attention. Although human beings are dead-end hosts they can become infected and develop lesions associated with infection. Although these lesions are typically benign they may be misdiagnosed as more important disease and prompt ...
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Pulmonary dirofilariasis

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1999
Pulmonary dirofilariasis is a rare entity caused by Dirofilaria immitis, the dog heartworm that is transmitted to humans by mosquitos. This filarial nematode enters the subcutaneous tissue, travels to the right ventricle where it dies, and then embolizes the pulmonary vasculature, causing a small pulmonary infarction, which subsequently appears as a ...
A, Echeverri   +3 more
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HUMAN DIROFILARIASIS

International Journal of Dermatology, 1996
Abstract Background. Subcutaneous and pulmonary dirofilariasis in humans appears to be a frequent disease in endemic areas, notably the Mediterranean region. Following increased air travel in recent years, the incidence of human dirofilariasis has increased in tourists as well. Methods. The clinical and parasitologic aspects in a series of six patients
T, Jelinek   +2 more
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