Subcutaneous Infraorbital Dirofilariasis

Indian J Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;60(4):420. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.160513.

Abstract

Dirofilariasis is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes from domestic and wild animals. Humans accidentally get infected and can present with a lung nodule, subcutaneous mass or an ocular lesion which will be either subconjunctival or periorbital. Proper microbiological and histopathological examinations aid in proper diagnosis. Herein, we present a case report of a 64-year-old female patient from Kerala with an infraorbital mass diagnosed as dirofilariasis.

Keywords: Cuticle; dirofilaria; subcutaneous; zoonotic disease.