Recently Recognized Cases of Ophthalmofilariasis in Hungary
Abstract
Purpose: To report four cases of zoonotic ophthalmodirofilariasis infection caused by Dirofilaria repens in Hungary. Methods: Four cases of ophthalmofilariasis have been treated at our department during the last 14 months. A subconjunctival moving worm was observed by slit lamp biomicroscopy in two cases. In one of these a living filaria was surgically removed, but the other disappeared. Red eye and migrating edema were the presenting signs in two cases. A biopsy taken from the subcutaneous masses disclosed D repens. Results: Histopathologic or parasitologic examination identified a female D repens in every case. Laboratory alterations were not found. Symptoms subsided after treatment. Conclusions: The clinical presentation of filariasis is not always straightforward, and a high index of suspicion is necessary in cases presenting with orbital or periorbital inflammation. During the past 10 years the identification of locally acquired infections by D repens has increased in Hungary.
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Reviewing national reports, the ratio of subcutaneous infections was higher than that of ocular ones (66 and 45, respectively).
“Reviewing national reports, the ratio of subcutaneous infections was higher than that of the ocular ones (66 and 45, respectively).”
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- Authors
- Fodor, E., Fok, É., Maka, E., Lukáts, O., & Tóth*, J.
- Affiliations
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Budapest - Hungary
- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest - Hungary
- ORCID
- Maka, Erika
- Venue
- European Journal of Ophthalmology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 675-678
- ISSN
- 1120-6721 (ISSN-L)
- 1724-6016
- OpenAlex
- W2163000730
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Ophthalmology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Keywords
- Dirofilaria repens, zoonotic filariasis, orbital inflammation, subcutaneous mass, Hungary
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Animals, Child, Conjunctival Diseases, Dirofilaria, Dirofilariasis, Eyelid Diseases, Female, Humans, Hungary, Male, Middle Aged, Zoonoses, Eye Infections, Parasitic
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