Abstract
Over the last years, there is a pronounced tendency of increase in number of dirofilariasis infected animals and humans in the temperate climate area. Earlier, we described five cases of ophthalmodirofilariasis from 2015 to 2018. This article presents four new cases. One of the clinical cases relates to extremely rare localization in the anterior chamber of the eye. Only few reports of Dirofilaria detection in sclera, vitreous and retina have been published.
Highlights
" В последние годы выявляется стойкая тенденция увеличения числа инфицированных дирофиляриозом животных и человека в зоне умеренного климата
" Over the last years, there is a pronounced tendency of increase in number of dirofilariasis infected animals and humans in the temperate climate area
We described five cases of ophthalmodirofilariasis from 2015 to 2018
Summary
" В последние годы выявляется стойкая тенденция увеличения числа инфицированных дирофиляриозом животных и человека в зоне умеренного климата. В мировой практике опубликованы лишь единичные случаи обнаружения дирофилярий в склере, стекловидном теле и сетчатке глазного яблока. For citation: Zumbulidze NG, Konenkova JS, Laskin AV, et al Ocular dirofilariasis: the increasing incidence in a temperate zone. One of the clinical cases relates to extremely rare localization in the anterior chamber of the eye.
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