[Human periorbital dirofilariasis]

Authors :: T, Garaffini
A, Ducasse
R, Jaussaud
A, Strady
J M, Pinon
Source :: Journal francais d'ophtalmologie. 19(1)
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: We present the case of a 72 year-old-woman with recurrent periocular inflamatory mass caused by an infection with Dirofilaria repens. The zoonotic infection is spreading by mosquito vectors from dogs to humans. Residence in endemic areas (ex-USSR, Italy, Sri Lanka, Southeastern United States) should always be suspected in patients with this type of symptomatology. The treatment is curative by the extraction of the pseudotumoral mass.