| Literature DB >> 16505560 |
P Sathyan1, P Manikandan, M Bhaskar, S Padma, G Singh, B Appalaraju.
Abstract
Zoonotic filariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, a parasite of carnivores occurs mainly in countries surrounding Mediterranean region. The infection occurs in and around eye among animal handlers through vector transmission. We are reporting a case of human Dirofilariasis affecting subtenons region in a 63 year-old woman from Coimbatore, South India. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical course and management of ocular Dirofilariasis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16505560 DOI： 10.4103/0255-0857.19899
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Med Microbiol ISSN： 0255-0857 Impact factor: 0.985