Dirofilariasis palpebral causada por Dirofilaria repensun caso importado

  1. M. Rodríguez Calzadilla 1
  2. M.W. Ruíz Benítez 1
  3. J. L. de Francisco Ramírez 1
  4. A.R. Redondo Campos 1
  5. E. Fernández-Repeto Nuche 1
  6. T. Gárate 2
  7. R. Morchón 3
  1. 1 Hospital de Jerez
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    Hospital de Jerez

    Jerez, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05y345c41

    Geographic location of the organization Hospital de Jerez
  2. 2 Centro Nacional de Microbiología
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    Centro Nacional de Microbiología

    Majadahonda, España

    Geographic location of the organization Centro Nacional de Microbiología
  3. 3 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

    Geographic location of the organization Universidad de Salamanca
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Journal:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 92

Issue: 9

Pages: 439-441

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.OFTAL.2016.07.008 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

Abstract

Clinical case The case concerns a 33-year-old Ukrainian woman, who came to the Ophthalmology Emergency Service, stating that she had a «worm» under the skin of her upper left eyelid that wriggled at night and bit her. A complete examination revealed a subcutaneous foreign body, which showed a filarial appearance and seemed to crawl under the skin. It was surgically removed to discover a live parasite, PCR-identified as Dirofilaria repens. Discussion Humans are accidental hosts in the cycle of Dirofilaria. There are only 8 reported cases of subcutaneous infection in Spain. Due to global warming, D. repens has become an emerging infectious agent in Central Europe countries such as Ukraine. The findings in this case are discussed.

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