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http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5252| Title: | Ocular and subcutaneous dirofilariasis in a Sri Lankan infant: an environmental hazard caused by dogs and mosquitoes |
| Authors: | Senanayake, Manouri P. Infaq, M. L. M. Adikaram, S. G. S. Udagama, P. V. |
| Keywords: | Dirofilaria repens Infant Ocular dirofilariasis Subcutaneous dirofilariasis mosquito populations Dog |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Paediatrics and International Child Health |
| Citation: | 12 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5252 |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Zoology Department of Zoology |
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