Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE
A rare occurrence of ocular subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 53-year-old healthy Indian male working in Dubai, UAE presenting with an acute red eye is reported. Surgical excision under topical anesthesia was carried out uneventfully in the outpatient clinic. The live worm removed from the subconj...
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2008-01-01
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| description | A rare occurrence of ocular subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 53-year-old healthy Indian male working in Dubai, UAE presenting with an acute red eye is reported. Surgical excision under topical anesthesia was carried out uneventfully in the outpatient clinic. The live worm removed from the subconjunctival space was identified as <i> Dirofilaria repens</i> on the basis of microscopic examination and histopathology. Surgical excision of subconjunctival dirofilariasis is safe in an outpatient setting and curative precluding the need for further systemic antihelminthics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-441719cf6da84a5f8e220fd9cddfd79c2022-12-22T03:42:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892008-01-01564325326Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAEMittal MamtaSathish KBhatia PrashantChidamber BA rare occurrence of ocular subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 53-year-old healthy Indian male working in Dubai, UAE presenting with an acute red eye is reported. Surgical excision under topical anesthesia was carried out uneventfully in the outpatient clinic. The live worm removed from the subconjunctival space was identified as <i> Dirofilaria repens</i> on the basis of microscopic examination and histopathology. Surgical excision of subconjunctival dirofilariasis is safe in an outpatient setting and curative precluding the need for further systemic antihelminthics.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2008;volume=56;issue=4;spage=325;epage=326;aulast=Mittal<i>Dirofilaria repens</i>ocular dirofilariasissubconjunctival dirofilariasiszoonotic infection |
| spellingShingle | Mittal Mamta Sathish K Bhatia Prashant Chidamber B Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE Indian Journal of Ophthalmology <i>Dirofilaria repens</i> ocular dirofilariasis subconjunctival dirofilariasis zoonotic infection |
| title | Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE |
| title_full | Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE |
| title_fullStr | Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE |
| title_short | Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE |
| title_sort | ocular dirofilariasis in dubai uae |
| topic | <i>Dirofilaria repens</i> ocular dirofilariasis subconjunctival dirofilariasis zoonotic infection |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2008;volume=56;issue=4;spage=325;epage=326;aulast=Mittal |
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