Ophthalmic parasitic zoonoses caused by Dirofilaria Repen

Gupta C N; Sathyendranath B Shetty; Prathap A G; Ananth Bhandary S  nbsp

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v03i3.5

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Ophthalmic parasitic zoonoses caused by Dirofilaria Repen

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v03i3.5

Year: 2013, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 140-142

Case Report

Ophthalmic parasitic zoonoses caused by Dirofilaria Repen

Gupta C N^1*, Sathyendranath B Shetty¹ , Prathap A G ², Ananth Bhandary S²

1. Department of Ophthalmology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka. India
2. Department of Microbiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka. India.

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Abstract

A 48year old woman with fever and arthritis due to a suspected viral etiology was referred for fundus examination and ophthalmic opinion. Examination revealed mild congestion and edema, mild increase in Intra ocular pressure decrease in visual acuity and the presence of a live worm in the anterior chamber. Surgical paracentesis was performed to remove the parasite which was identified as the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens. Post-surgical follow up remained uneventful with the ocular parameters returning to normal. Emphasis on timely intervention in these cases would prevent infections from progressing from simple manifestations to serious complications like iridocyclitis, secondary glaucomas and destruction of intraocular structures leading to loss of vision.

Key words: Dirofilaria repens , Ophthalmic zoonoses.