Submental Swelling Due to Dirofilaria Repens in Western India: A Rare Case Report
Anil Kumar Gvalani, Nida Khan, Jayant Pednekar, Sandeep Tayade
Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · pp. 202–206 · Published 23 Jun 2022
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.
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