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Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele—First Reported Case from Croatia
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 7
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Dirofilariasis is an endemic infestation in tropical and subtropical countries caused by about 40 different species. It rarely occurs in the oral cavity and is mostly presented as mucosal and submucosal nodules. Differential diagnoses include lipoma, mucocele, and pleomorphic adenoma. We report a rare case of oral dirofilariasis mimicking mucocele in a 41-year-old male patient from Croatia without an epidemiological history of travelling outside the country. He came in because of non-painful lower lip swelling that had lasted for two months. The parasite was surgically removed from the lesion. This is the first reported case of oral dirofilariasis in Croatia. It is important to point out this rare diagnosis in order to make dentists aware of the possibility of the presence of such an infestation in common lesions of the oral mucosa.
- Subjects :
- oral
stomatognathic diseases
dirofilariasis
Croatia
mucocele
parasitic infestation
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Dental Medicine. Oral Medicine
BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Dentalna medicina. Oralna medicina
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Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....635f5767c8f8bf36ea10528a398cf1e2
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074330