Dirofilariasis involving the oral cavity: report of the first case from South America

AUTOR(ES)

Pereira, Laudenice Lucena, Coletta, Ricardo Della, Monteiro, Larissa Cavalcanti, Ferreira, Victor Yuri Nicolau, Leon, Jorge Esquiche, Bonan, Paulo Rogério Ferreti

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-06

RESUMO

Oral dirofilariasis is very rare with non-specific clinical manifestations. Here, we report the case of a 65-year-old South American woman with a submucosal nodule on her right buccal mucosa. The nodule was slightly tender and painful. Differential diagnoses included mesenchymal (lipoma or fibrolipoma, solitary fibrous tumor, and neurofibroma) or glandular benign tumors (pleomorphic adenoma) with secondary infections. We performed excisional biopsy. A histopathological examination revealed a dense fibrous capsule and a single female filarial worm showing double uterus appearance, neural plaque, well-developed musculature and intestinal apparatus. Dirofilariasis was diagnosed, and the patient was followed-up for 12 months without recurrence.

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