SUBCUTANEOUS DIROFILARIASIS IN MAXILLOFACIAL REGION CAUSED BY DIROFILARIA REPENS IN LATVIA: A CASE REPORT

The purpose of this article is to present the case of maxillofacial trauma patient with maxillary sinus fracture diagnosed with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to explore the applications of this technique in evaluating the maxillofacial region. A 23-year-old male patient attempted to our clinic who had an injury at midface with complaints of swelling, numbness. The patient was examined before in emergency center but any diagnosis was made about the maxillofacial trauma. The patient re-examined clinically and radiographically. A fracture on the frontal wall of maxillary sinus is determined with the aid of CBCT. The patient consulted with the department of maxillofacial surgery and it is decided that any surgical treatment was not necessary. The emerging technique CBCT would not be the primary choice of imaging maxillofacial trauma. Nevertheless, when advantages considered this imaging procedure could be the modality of choice according to the case.

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Concurrent subcutaneous and ocular infections with Dirofilaria repens in a polish patient: A case report in the light of epidemiological data

Parasitology International ◽

10.1016/j.parint.2021.102481 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102481

Author(s):

Beata Szostakowska ◽

Agnieszka Ćwikłowska ◽

Luiza Marek-Józefowicz ◽

Artur Czaplewski ◽

Dariusz Grzanka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Dirofilaria Repens ◽

Ocular Infections ◽

Polish Patient

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Dirofilaria repens in a cat with acute liver failure : case report

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association ◽

10.4102/jsava.v71i3.713 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

E.V. Schwan ◽

D.B. Miller ◽

D. De Kock ◽

A. Van Heerden

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Case Report ◽

Acid Phosphatase ◽

Liver Failure ◽

Acute Liver Failure ◽

Dirofilaria Immitis ◽

Dirofilaria Repens ◽

Fine Needle Aspirate ◽

Fine Needle ◽

Antigen Capture

Acute liver failure was diagnosed in a 12-year-old cat. Fine needle aspirate cytology revealed high numbers of unsheathed microfilariae and a hepatocellular reaction with no evidence of bacterial infection. The microfilariae were identified as those of Dirofilaria repens by acid phosphatase staining. The high number of microfilariae seen in both the blood and the liver aspirate samples as well as the favourable response to ivermectin amongst other drugs administered, is suggestive that D. repens was the cause of the liver insult. A positive result obtained with an antigen-capture ELISA (Dirochek (r)) for Dirofilaria immitis antigen was interpreted as false. This is the 1st report of Dirofilaria repens for South Africa.

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Case Report: An Eyelid Nodule Caused by Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis Diagnosed by Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Sequence

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.4269/ajtmh-21-0800 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Suppapong Tirakunwichcha ◽

Lalana Sansopha ◽

Chaturong Putaporntip ◽

Somchai Jongwutiwes

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Histological Examination ◽

External Surface ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Dirofilaria Repens ◽

12S Rrna ◽

Rrna Sequence ◽

Immature Female ◽

Upper Eyelid ◽

Mitochondrial 12S Rrna

A 59-year-old female living in Rayong Province, eastern Thailand, presented with painless, right upper eyelid nodule for 3 months. Upon removal of the eyelid mass, a well-circumscribed, firm globular mass with diameter about 1 cm was found. Histopathological examination revealed an immature female dirofilarial worm reminiscent of Dirofilaria repens, characterized by prominent sharp longitudinal ridges at external surface of the cuticle. Analysis of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence showed that the worm belongs to Candidatus Dirofilaria hongkongensis. It is likely that some infections previously reported as D. repens based on histological examination may have actually been due to Candidatus D. hongkongensis.

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Subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens: A case report with short review

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology ◽

10.4103/0377-4929.162866 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 58 (3) ◽

pp. 332 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ArchanaChintaman Choure ◽

MeghnaSatish Palewar ◽

VaishaliBabanrao Dohe ◽

SwatiShankarrao Mudshingkar ◽

K Madhuri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Short Review ◽

Dirofilaria Repens

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Sialolipoma of the Lower Lip: Case Report and Literature Review

The Open Dentistry Journal ◽

10.2174/1874210601206010208 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 208-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nada O Binmadi ◽

Risa Chaisuparat ◽

Bernard A Levy ◽

Nikolaos G Nikitakis

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Parotid Gland ◽

Maxillofacial Region ◽

Lower Lip ◽

Histological Features ◽

Common Location ◽

Oral And Maxillofacial Region

Sialolipoma is a relatively rare and fairly recently described as a variant of lipoma with salivary elements. Any site within the oral and maxillofacial region may be involved with the parotid gland being the most common location. Herein, we present a case of silaolipoma in lower lip. The clinical and histological features and differential diagnosis are discussed.

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