ديروفيلاريازيس اطراف چشمي

Periocular Dirofilariasis

Objective: To report a case of periocular dirofilariasis. Patient and Findings: A 27-year-old female referred with history of edema and redness in left eye for two days. On slit-lamp examination, a moving threadlike worm was seen in subconjunctival area. Two days later a live filaria worm measuring 12 cm in length was extracted from lower lid subcutaneous tissue. The worm was diagnosed dirofilaria immitis on microscopic examination. Conclusion: Dirofilaria immitis can cause periocular infection.