Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE.
Indian J Ophthalmol
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2008 Jul-Aug; 56(4): 325-6
Artículo
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| 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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Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Oftalmológicos
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Emiratos Árabes Unidos
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo
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Incidencia
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Enfermedades de la Conjuntiva
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Dirofilaria
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Dirofilariasis
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Animales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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