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Live Intraoral Dirofilaria repens of Lower Lip Mimicking Mucocele—First Reported Case from Croatia

Authors :
Ivana Skrinjar
Vlaho Brailo
Bozana Loncar Brzak
Jelena Lozic Erent
Suzana Bukovski
Danica Vidovic Juras
Source :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 7
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

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.

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