Human Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis Presenting as the Daytime Photophobia: A Case Report

Human Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis Presenting as the Daytime Photophobia: A Case Report

We report a case of subconjunctival worm with a rare presentation of diurnal photophobia and temporal conjunctival injection. This case report describes a subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 59-year-old man presented with foreign body sensation, localized tenderness, and eye redness during the day....

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Main Authors: Seyed Ali TABATABAEI, Mohammad SOLEIMANI, Bahram NIKMANESH, Raziyeh MAHMOUDZADEH, Zakieh VAHEDIAN, Mirataollah SALABATI, Zahra SOLEIMANI, Amir MATINI, Mahyar NOORBAKHSH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Subconjunctival dirofilariasis
Dirofilaria immitis
Eye
Photophobia
Case report
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/11256

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