Molecular characterization of ocular dirofilariasis: a case report of Dirofilaria immitis in south-eastern Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic parasitic infection transmitted from animals to humans by culicid mosquitoes. Although the disease can be caused by Dirofilaria spp. including Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, human ocular dirofilariasis due to D. immitis is relatively rare in the world. This study was aimed to present a case of ocular dirofilariasis caused by D. immitis in southeastern Iran.

Case presentation

A nematode extracted from the right eye of a 69-year-old man referred with clinical symptoms including itching and redness was examined. After the morphometric analysis, Dirofilaria parasite was detected. Afterwards, a piece of worm body was cut and DNA was extracted and a 680-bp gene fragment amplification and nucleotide sequencing were performed. Phy

SUBMITTER: Parsa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7367333 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature