Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 55, 47-48, 2002

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Short Communication

Subconjunctival Infection with Dirofilaria repens

Vikas Gautam*, I. M. Rustagi¹, Satyavir Singh² and D. R. Arora

Department of Microbiology and ¹Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak and ²Department of Parasitology, Choudhary Charan Singh Hisar Agricultural University, Hisar, India

(Received February 14, 2002. Accepted March 18, 2002)

SUMMARY: Cases of zoonotic dirofilariasis infection, caused by Dirofilaria repens, occur widely throughout European, African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. The reports of this infection in humans in India are limited, and we herein report the case of a 23-year-old man who presented with subconjunctival swelling in the right eye with no local symptoms. A large nematode was visualized on examination and the intact worm was surgically removed. The parasite was identified as a male D. repens.

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: S/O Dr. S. P. Gautam, 3243 / 21-D, Chandigarh, India-160022. Tel: +91-172-707550, E-mail: r_vg@yahoo.co.uk

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