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Eosinophilic Meningitis and Intraocular Infection Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong.

ABSTRACT: Eosinophilic meningitis caused by human diroflarial infection is rare. We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis and concomitant intraocular dirofilarial infection in India. Sequencing of the mitochondrial genome identified the worm as Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong, a close relative of D. repens nematodes.

SUBMITTER: Jyotsna AS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084481 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Eosinophilic Meningitis and Intraocular Infection Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong.

Jyotsna Aruna S AS Vinayan Kollencheri Puthenveettil KP Biswas Lalitha L Haridas Sujithra S Roy Arun G AG Suresh Parasmal P Kumar Anil A

Emerging infectious diseases 20210501 5

Eosinophilic meningitis caused by human diroflarial infection is rare. We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis and concomitant intraocular dirofilarial infection in India. Sequencing of the mitochondrial genome identified the worm as Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong, a close relative of D. repens nematodes. ...[more]

PMID: 33900191

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