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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 293-296 |
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Ocular dirofilariasis in bosnia and herzegovina: A case report and review of the literature
Jasmin Zvornicanin1, Edita Zvornicanin1, Fatima Numanovic2, Zineta Delibegovic2, Damir Husic1, Merima Gegic2
1 Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Institute of Microbiology, Polyclinic for Laboratory Diagnostics, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Correspondence Address:
Jasmin Zvornicanin
Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Trnovac bb, Tuzla 75000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 3 |
DOI: 10.4103/JOCO.JOCO_143_20
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Purpose: To report a rare occurrence of ocular dirofilariasis in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provide a short overview on clinical characteristics and treatment options for ocular dirofilariasis.
Methods: A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the University Clinical Centre Tuzla with pain and redness in her left eye. A live, white, coiled, and active worm was noticed in subconjunctival space of bulbar conjunctiva.
Results: After successful surgical extraction, the parasite was identified as the adult form of Dirofilaria repens. There were no signs of intraocular or systemic inflammation.
Conclusion: Ophthalmologists should have in mind a possible infestation, especially in cases with repeated inflammatory reactions and swelling of the ocular region, which does not respond to conventional therapy.
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