Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review.
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2015-07
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Human dirofi lariasis is a rare infection caused by fi larial worms of genus
Dirofi laria. Subconjunctival dirofi lariasis 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 dirofi lariasis
caused by Dirofi laria repens from Maharashtra, western India.
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Dirofilaria repens, subconjunctival dirofilariasis, western India
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Choure Archana Chintaman, Palewar Meghna Satish, Dohe Vaishali Babanrao, Mudshingkar Swati Shankarrao, Madhuri K, Bharadwaj Renu Satish. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2015 Jul-Sept 58(3): 332-334.