Tag: Dirofilaria (Organism Classification)
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Dirofilaria Heart Worm Disease-Facial Swelling
Dirofilariasis is the disease caused by Dirofilaria worm infections (heartworm disease) and is caused by D. immitis or repens. Patients infected with Dirofilaria notice subcutaneous lump in the affected area which most commonly includes; face and conjunctiva of the eye and sometimes chest wall, upper arms, thighs, abdominal wall and male genitalia. Here such a…
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Dirofilaria Worm in the Face – Surgical Removal
Human dirofilariasis typically manifests as either subcutaneous nodules or as lung parenchyma disease. Patients infected with D. repensnotice a subcutaneous lump in the affected area which most commonly includes; face and conjunctiva of the eye and sometimes chest wall, upper arms, thighs, abdominal wall and male genitalia. Ocular involvement is usually periorbital, orbital, subconjunctival, or…
