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Human ocular dirofilariasis in Kerala Southern India.
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Parasitic DiseaseKerala Southern IndiaOcular DiseaseUpper EyelidOphthalmologyDirofilaria SpeciesOculoplasticsOphthalmology OpdAnatomyDermatologyOcular PathologyMedicineParasitology
A twenty-six year old female presented to the Ophthalmology OPD with swelling of the upper eyelid. On excision, two long, thin, dead worms were removed. Microscopic and HPE showed the worms to belong to the Dirofilaria species.