TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual cause of unilateral facial oedema
T2 - intramuscular dirofilariasis
AU - Dosemane, Deviprasad
AU - Khadilkar, Meera Niranjan
AU - Sriperumbudur, Susmita
AU - Aggarwal, Ishaan
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. No funding, grant, or financial support was obtained.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction: Unilateral facial oedema may occur due to inflammatory, infective, or cystic pathology; patients often seek medical help at an early stage. Case report: We report one such case caused mimicking a parotid abscess, caused by dirofilariasis. Conclusion: Dirofilariasis is an emerging zoonosis and should be considered a differential diagnosis of atypical facial swelling. It is equally important for clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists to be familiar with the diagnostic characteristics to avoid misdiagnosis.
AB - Introduction: Unilateral facial oedema may occur due to inflammatory, infective, or cystic pathology; patients often seek medical help at an early stage. Case report: We report one such case caused mimicking a parotid abscess, caused by dirofilariasis. Conclusion: Dirofilariasis is an emerging zoonosis and should be considered a differential diagnosis of atypical facial swelling. It is equally important for clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists to be familiar with the diagnostic characteristics to avoid misdiagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00405-023-08057-y
DO - 10.1007/s00405-023-08057-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 37310453
AN - SCOPUS:85163066210
SN - 0937-4477
VL - 280
SP - 4291
EP - 4293
JO - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
JF - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
IS - 9
ER -