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PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 111-112Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/2046905512Y.0000000024
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Dirofilaria repens; Ocular dirofilariasis; Subcutaneous dirofilariasis; Infant; Dog and mosquito populations
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An 11-month-old infant presented with a subcutaneous nodule in the right cheek which was found by ultrasonography to be a worm. Following treatment with di-ethylcarbamazine, a worm emerged from the left upper eyelid which was confirmed to be Dirofilaria repens. Dirofilariasis usually manifests as a single lesion and is rare in infants.
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