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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2011; 01(01/03): 60-62
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703523
Case Report

HUMAN DIROFILARIASIS: AN UNCOMMON CASE OF SUB CUTANEOUS INFECTION WITH DIROFILARIA REPENS WITH A BRIEF REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Sanjeev H.
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Tamaka, Kolar
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Rajini M.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar
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Prasad S. R.
Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar
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Abstract

Dirofilaria are a group of arthropod borne filarial nematodes that cause infection in wide range of domestic and wild animals. Dirofilaria repens is a common zoonotic infection in countries like Sri Lanka. Human infection with Dirofilaria repens is not widely recognized in India. Most of the documented cases of human dirofilariasis recorded in India presented with ocular infections, affecting the eyelid, periorbital region and occasionally the sub conjunctivae. Here we report a rare case of sub cutaneous dirofilariasis, which presented as a swelling at an uncommon site.

Keywords

Dirofilariasis - Dirofilaria repens - Dirofilaria tenuis


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Article published online:
20 February 2020

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