Virologia e Micologia
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Worm in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye

Arpan Gandhi

Dirofilaria is a rare zoonotic parasite with humans as accidental host. Bats, raccoons, cats, bears are the common
primary hosts transmitting infection to humans through vectors like anopheles, aedes, culex mosquitoes. Case reports
of ocular dirofilariasis have been published in different regions of country involving lids, periorbital structures, sub
conjunctival tissue, intraocular space. We are reporting a case of dirofilaria floating in anterior chamber managed
with surgical removal of worm in toto