Abstract
We report a rare case of anterior chamber live dirofilariasis presenting as anterior uveitis. A 60-year-old man presented with dimness of vision in the right eye for 1 month. Vision recorded was 6/18 P, N 18 in the right eye. Slit lamp examination of the right eye revealed anterior uveitis with a moving nemathelminthes. The worm was removed live from the anterior chamber under local anesthesia with assisted methyl cellulose delivery and post-operatively, the worm was examined directly under light microscope. Morphometric measurement showed length of the worm was 6.061 mm. A thin, pale, slender worm was diagnosed as immature female Dirofilaria repens and was documented completely. Patient had made an excellent recovery of vision and intraocular inflammation after the surgical removal of the worm. Intraocular infection of dirofilaria is a rare presentation and successful surgical removal of the worm resulted in complete recovery of uveitis and visual status in the affected eye.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.149868
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(1), 50-53
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Das, D., Das, K., Islam, S., Bhattacharjee, K., Bhattacharjee, H., Das, S. M., & Deka, A. (2015). A rare case of anterior chamber dirofilariasis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(1), 50-53. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.149868
MLA 9
Das, Dipankar, et al. "A rare case of anterior chamber dirofilariasis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 8, no. 1, 2015, pp. 50-53. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.149868.
Chicago (author–date)
Das, Dipankar, Kalyan Das, Saidul Islam, Kasturi Bhattacharjee, Harsha Bhattacharjee, Shrutanjoy Mohan Das, and Apurba Deka. 2015. "A rare case of anterior chamber dirofilariasis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 8 (1): 50-53. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.149868.
Harvard
Das, D., Das, K., Islam, S., Bhattacharjee, K., Bhattacharjee, H., Das, S. M. and Deka, A. (2015) 'A rare case of anterior chamber dirofilariasis', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 8(1), pp. 50-53. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.149868.
Vancouver
Das D, Das K, Islam S, Bhattacharjee K, Bhattacharjee H, Das SM, et al. A rare case of anterior chamber dirofilariasis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015;8(1):50-53. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.149868
IEEE
D. Das, K. Das, S. Islam, K. Bhattacharjee, H. Bhattacharjee, S. M. Das, and A. Deka, "A rare case of anterior chamber dirofilariasis," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 50-53, 2015, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.149868.