Submental Swelling Due to Dirofilaria Repens in Western India: A Rare Case Report
Published: 2022-06-23
Page: 202-206
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
Anil Kumar Gvalani
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, D Y Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai, India.
Nida Khan *
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, D Y Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai, India.
Jayant Pednekar
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, D Y Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai, India.
Sandeep Tayade
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, D Y Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Dirofilariasis is a zoonotic disease transmitted by mosquitoes. D repens causes subcutaneous swelling or infections of bulbar conjunctiva and is rare in India. D immitis causing pulmonary infections is limited to the New World. We present a case of a 40 year old man presenting with a submental cystic swelling that was excised and confirmed as Dirofilaria repens on histology.
Keywords: Dirofilariasis; zoonotic disease, submental cystic swelling, surgical excision