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Volume 27, Number 5—May 2021
Research Letter

Eosinophilic Meningitis and Intraocular Infection Caused by Dirofilaria sp. Genotype Hongkong

Aruna S. Jyotsna, Kollencheri Puthenveettil VinayanComments to Author , Lalitha Biswas, Sujithra Haridas, Arun G. Roy, Parasmal Suresh, and Anil Kumar
Author affiliation: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham Cochin, Iindia

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Eosinophilic meningitis and intraocular infection caused by Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong in a patient in Kochi, Inida. A) Organism (arrow) in the left eye of patient during routine clinical examination. The organism caused an abnormal shape of the pupil. B) Live worm (arrow) in anterior chamber of the left eye. This image was obtained while lignocaine was being injected. C) Gross specimen of the worm (arrow) after extraction. Worm is in saline in a Petri dish.

Figure. Eosinophilic meningitis and intraocular infection caused by Dirofilaria sp. genotype Hongkong in a patient in Kochi, Inida. A) Organism (arrow) in the left eye of patient during routine clinical examination. The organism caused an abnormal shape of the pupil. B) Live worm (arrow) in anterior chamber of the left eye. This image was obtained while lignocaine was being injected. C) Gross specimen of the worm (arrow) after extraction. Worm is in saline in a Petri dish.

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