Case report: Orbital dirofilariasis
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Dirofilariasis is a worldwide zoonotic filariasis with over 782 cases reported so far from different parts of the world.[1] Of these, about a third affects the orbit. However, the imaging features of orbital dirofilariasis are not well described in literature, with the diagnosis usually being made only after surgical excision for suspected orbital tumor. On reviewing the literature we found that no cases of orbital dirofilariasis diagnosed by USG have been reported so far. We would like to report the case of a 40-year-old Asian Indian woman with orbital dirofilariasis.
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In humans, dirofilariasis manifests as subcutaneous nodule, ocular or pulmonary dirofilariasis, and there are reports of unusual body sites including orbital area, liver, spermatic cord and abdominal cavity.
“In humans, the disease manifests as a subcutaneous nodule, ocular or pulmonary dirofilariasis, but there are several reports about presentation in unusual body sites as well, including orbital area, liver, spermatic cord and abdominal cavity [8-11].”
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- Authors
- Smitha, M., Rajendran, V., Devarajan, E., & Anitha, P.
- Affiliations
- Government Medical College (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Smitha, M
- Venue
- Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
- Publisher
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 60
- ISSN
- 0970-2016 (ISSN-L)
- 0971-3026
- PMC
- PMC2766890
- OpenAlex
- W2020790350
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/Indian journal of radiology and imaging/Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- 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
- zoonotic filariasis, orbital infection, ultrasonography
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