Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE.
Indian J Ophthalmol
;
2008 Jul-Aug; 56(4): 325-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-69654
ABSTRACT
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 Dirofilaria repens 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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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
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United Arab Emirates
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Humans
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Male
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Eye Infections, Parasitic
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Incidence
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Conjunctival Diseases
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Dirofilaria
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Dirofilariasis
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Animals
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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