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Drug-induced secondary angle closure is quite common and in the majority of cases simply stopping the medication leads to rapid reversal of the condition and resolution of glaucoma. We describe here a patient who presented with secondary angle closure glaucoma and myopia following mefenamic acid ingestion which was managed successfully by stopping the medication, symptomatic treatment and reassurance.
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Adulto , Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/efectos adversos , Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/uso terapéutico , Coroides/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades de la Coroides/inducido químicamente , Enfermedades de la Coroides/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Glaucoma de Ángulo Cerrado/inducido químicamente , Glaucoma de Ángulo Cerrado/diagnóstico , Gonioscopía , Cefalea/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Presión Intraocular , Masculino , Ácido Mefenámico/efectos adversos , Ácido Mefenámico/uso terapéutico , Miopía/inducido químicamente , Miopía/diagnóstico , Refracción OcularRESUMEN
Zoonotic filariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, a parasite of carnivores occurs mainly in countries surrounding Mediterranean region. The infection occurs in and around eye among animal handlers through vector transmission. We are reporting a case of human Dirofilariasis affecting subtenons region in a 63 year-old woman from Coimbatore, South India. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical course and management of ocular Dirofilariasis.