<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A case of the human ocular dirofilariosis in 72-year-old man from southern Slovakia is documented. Two days before visiting a doctor he noticed a live worm in his right eye. The eye was inflamed and itching. The worm of 100 mm in length was isolated from the subconjunctival space. On the basis of morphological appearance, histological examination and PCR-based detection, it was identified as Dirofilaria repens. The patient was probably infected in the southern Slovakia, which is an enzootic area of dirofilariosis of dogs.</p></abstract>

A case of the human ocular dirofilariosis in 72-year-old man from southern Slovakia is documented. Two days before visiting a doctor he noticed a live worm in his right eye. The eye was inflamed and itching. The worm of 100 mm in length was isolated from the subconjunctival space. On the basis of morphological appearance, histological examination and PCR-based detection, it was identified as Dirofilaria repens. The patient was probably infected in the southern Slovakia, which is an enzootic area of dirofilariosis of dogs.

Human ocular dirofilariosis in Slovakia, a case report

HPL (Ltd) Medical Laboratories, Istrijská 20, 841 07, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty Hospital Nitra, Špitálska 6, 950 01, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic

Helminthologia

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A case of the human ocular dirofilariosis in 72-year-old man from southern Slovakia is documented. Two days before visiting a doctor he noticed a live worm in...

Human ocular dirofilariosis in Slovakia, a case report

Pubblicato online: 17 set 2014

Pagine: 246 - 249

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-014-0236-5

Parole chiave
Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria immitis, ocular dirofilariosis, Slovakia

© 2014 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Human ocular dirofilariosis in Slovakia, a case report

Pubblicato online: 17 set 2014

Pagine: 246 - 249

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-014-0236-5

Parole chiaveDirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria immitis, ocular dirofilariosis, Slovakia

© 2014 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria immitis, ocular dirofilariosis, Slovakia