A First Human Case of Ocular Dirofilariosis due to Dirofilaria repens in Northeastern France

We report the first case of ocular dirofilariasis to be diagnosed in northeast France (Alsace region), in a man who presented with a suborbital mass after a journey to Senegal. Microscopic examination of the surgical specimen identified Dirofilaria repens.

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Main Authors: Nicolas Argy, Marcela Sabou, Alain Billing, Christian Hermsdorff, Ermanno Candolfi, Ahmed Abou-Bacar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/698647
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