Ocular dirofilariasis – a case report

Marlena Konkol; Witold Kokot; Ewa Sokołowska; Piotr Półjanowski

doi:10.5114/ko.2022.120605

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Case report

Ocular dirofilariasis – a case report

Marlena Konkol

¹

,

Witold Kokot

¹

,

Ewa Sokołowska

¹

,

Piotr Półjanowski

²

Ophthalmology Department, St Adalbert’s Hospital, Copernicus PL Sp. z o.o., Gdansk, Poland
Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic, “Gdańsk-Południe” Non-Public Healthcare Center (NZOZ), Gdansk, Poland

KLINIKA OCZNA 2023, 125, 3: 178-180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ko.2022.120605

Online publish date: 2022/10/26

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The aim of this case report is to present a case of Dirofilaria repens that infested the subconjunctival space in a 71-year-old patient. Such occurrences are not commonly observed in Central European countries. The juvenile form of D. repens was identified by means of microscopic examination. Molecular analysis yielded PCR material specific to Filarioidea. The fact that humans might accidentally become definitive hosts of D. repens should be considered during the differentiation with other nematode-induced ocular infections.

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Ocular dirofilariasis – a case report

Marlena Konkol 1 , Witold Kokot 1 , Ewa Sokołowska 1 , Piotr Półjanowski 2

dirofilariasis, subconjunctival infestation, Dirofilaria repens

Marlena Konkol

¹

,

Witold Kokot

¹

,

Ewa Sokołowska

¹

,

Piotr Półjanowski

²