A Case of Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis in Bulgaria

We report a case of subconjunctival invasion of Dirofilaria repens in a woman from Southern Bulgaria. Dirofilariasis is an extremely rare parasitic disease for Bulgaria. It occurs as an endemic parasitosis in the Mediterranean countries. It is caused by helminths of the genus Dirofilaria, which are...

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Main Author: Stoyanova Nina S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-06-01
Series:Folia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/folmed.2017.60.issue-2/folmed-2017-0097/folmed-2017-0097.xml?format=INT