Ocular Dirofilariasis in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

PURPOSE: To report a rare occurrence of ocular dirofilariasis in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provide a short overview on clinical characteristics and treatment options for ocular dirofilariasis. METHODS: A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the University Clinical Centre Tuzla with pain and redness in...

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Autores principales: Zvornicanin, Jasmin, Zvornicanin, Edita, Numanovic, Fatima, Delibegovic, Zineta, Husic, Damir, Gegic, Merima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7382522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32775807
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JOCO.JOCO_143_20
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a rare occurrence of ocular dirofilariasis in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provide a short overview on clinical characteristics and treatment options for ocular dirofilariasis. METHODS: A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the University Clinical Centre Tuzla with pain and redness in her left eye. A live, white, coiled, and active worm was noticed in subconjunctival space of bulbar conjunctiva. RESULTS: After successful surgical extraction, the parasite was identified as the adult form of Dirofilaria repens. There were no signs of intraocular or systemic inflammation. CONCLUSION: Ophthalmologists should have in mind a possible infestation, especially in cases with repeated inflammatory reactions and swelling of the ocular region, which does not respond to conventional therapy.

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