A First Human Case of Ocular Dirofilariosis due to Dirofilaria repens in Northeastern France

We report the first case of ocular dirofilariasis to be diagnosed in northeast France (Alsace region), in a man who presented with a suborbital mass after a journey to Senegal. Microscopic examination of the surgical specimen identified Dirofilaria repens.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Main Authors: Nicolas Argy, Marcela Sabou, Alain Billing, Christian Hermsdorff, Ermanno Candolfi, Ahmed Abou-Bacar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/698647
https://doaj.org/article/b649546f5ccb4e20a6e166156373715f
Description
Summary:We report the first case of ocular dirofilariasis to be diagnosed in northeast France (Alsace region), in a man who presented with a suborbital mass after a journey to Senegal. Microscopic examination of the surgical specimen identified Dirofilaria repens.

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