Research Article
The Diversity of Human Dirofilariasis in Western Sri Lanka
Table 1
Demography and clinical details of confirmed D. repens infections (2012-2018).
| | Case no. | Year | Worm Location | Symptoms | Age (year) | Gender
| Worm species & comments |
| | 1 | 2012 | Encysted | Redness, tearing of left eye | 65 | F | D.repens Live | | Conjunctiva | | 2 | 2013 | Subcutaneous, | Lump on the right buttock | 8 | M | D.repens Dead | | right buttock | | 3 | 2013 | Conjunctiva | Redness, itching of left eye | 18 | F | D.repens Dead | | 4 | 2013 | Subcutaneous | Cystic lump | 20 | F | D.repens Dead | | Infraorbital | | 5 | 2014 | Subcutaneous, left index finger | Cystic lump | 14 | F | D.repens Dead encysted in a sac | | 6 | 2015 | Subcutaneous, | Lump | 20 | F | D.repens Dead | | Infraorbital | | 7 | 2015 | Subcutaneous, scrotum | Lump | 1 | M | D.repens Live | | 8 | 2016 | Subcutaneous, | Lump | 46 | F | D.repens Dead | | Infraorbital | | 9 | 2016 | Subcutaneous, | Cystic lump | 2 | F | D.repens Live | | left forearm | | 10 | 2016 | Subcutaneous, | Lump | 16 | M | D.repens live Female | | Scrotum | | 11 | 2016 | Subcutaneous, | Lump | 46 | M | D.repens Live | | Scrotum | | 12 | 2016 | Subcutaneous | Lump | 2 | F | D.repens Dead | | Abdominal wall | | 13 | 2016 | Ocular and subcutaneous | Migratory worm | 34 | F | D.repens Live | | Abdominal wall | | 14 | 2017 | Subcutaneous | Lump | 14 | M | D.repens Dead | | Thigh | | 15 | 2018 | Subcutaneous | Cystic lump | 2 | M | D.repens Dead encysted in an abscess | | Neck | | 16 | 2018 | Intramuscular, | Inflammatory mass temporomandibular joint | 36 | F | D. repens
fragmented worm | | Superficial temporalis muscle |
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a, Male.
b, Female.
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