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Subcutaneous Dirofilariasis of the Eyelid and Ocular Adnexa

Report of Six Cases

Ramon L. Font, MD; Ronald C. Neafie; Henry D. Perry, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1980;98(6):1079-1082.


Abstract

• Six cases of subcutaneous dirofilariasis are reported, three located in the eyelid, two in the periorbital region, and one in the subconjunctival tissues. Three patients lived in Florida, two in North Carolina, and one in Mississippi. All patients were adults, ranging from 27 to 69 years of age (median age was 58 years). Most patients experienced an inflamed painful nodule that contained portions of a nematode. The morphologic features for identification of the worm as belonging to the genus Dirofilaria are outlined.



Author Affiliations

From the Registry of Ophthalmic Pathology (Drs Font and Perry) and the Department of Infectious and Parasitic Disease Pathology (Mr Neafie), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC. Dr Font is now with Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.


Footnotes

Accepted for publication Sept 28, 1979.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

Reprint requests to Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030 (Dr Font).



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