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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 62  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 94

Periorbital dirofilariasis


1 Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia; Hainan Medical University, China; Joseph Ayobabalola University, Nigeria

Date of Web Publication31-Jan-2014

Correspondence Address:
Somsri Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand

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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.126191

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Dear Editor,

The recent report of periorbital dirofilariasia is very interesting. [1] In a study by Gopinath et al. reported a case and discussed on the diagnostic procedure. A similar case was recently reported by Kotigadde et al.[2] Indeed, dirofilariasis is an accidental parasitosis in human beings. It can be seen as a soft tissue infection at any site. Focusing on periorbital filariasis, it usually presented as soft, cystic swelling lesion with associated tenderness. [2] Garaffini et al. noted that "residence in endemic areas (ex-USSR, Italy, Sri Lanka, Southeastern United States) should always be suspected in patients with this type of symptomatology." [3] The confirmation is usually due to the histological examination. [4] In fact, there are also other parasites that can cause periorbital pathology. The good example is the sparganosis. [5] The topic for further studies on periorbital dirofilariasis include (a) the diagnostic biomarker for help diagnosis, (b) host interaction to parasite and underlying contributing factors to infestation, (c) proper treatment and prevention of re-infestation. [5]

 
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Gopinath TN, Lakshmi KP, Shaji PC, Rajalakshmi PC. Periorbital dirofilariasis-clinical and imaging findings: Live worm on ultrasound. Indian J Ophthalmol 2013;61:298-300.  Back to cited text no. 1
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Kotigadde S, Ramesh SA, Medappa KT. Human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in southern India. Trop Parasitol 2012;2:67-8.  Back to cited text no. 2
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Garaffini T, Ducasse A, Jaussaud R, Strady A, Pinon JM. Human periorbital dirofilariasis. J Fr Ophtalmol 1996;19:55-7.  Back to cited text no. 3
    
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Wiwanitkit V, Chongboonprasert C. Dirofilariasis repens. Chula Med J 2002;46:463-8.  Back to cited text no. 4
    
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Ye H, Du Y, Liu G, Luo X, Yang H. Clinical features of 8 cases of orbital sparganosis in southern China. Can J Ophthalmol 2012;47:453-7.  Back to cited text no. 5
    




 

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