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OPHTHALMOLOGE
Volume 109, Issue 8, Pages 788-790Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-012-2541-z
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Dirofilariosis; Worm; Parasites; Infection; Subconjunctival
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A 45-year-old female patient from Bosnia complained of recurrent swelling and redness of the upper eyelid and 24 h later the patient consulted the Salzburg eye hospital because of a subconjunctival swelling. The slit lamp investigation showed a living Dirofilaria repens which could be removed by forceps. On the basis of this case the infection pathway, possible increasing incidence and therapy are discussed.
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