Dirofilariasis: Acompilation of two Cases

Human dirofilariasis is a world wide zoonoticinfection most commonly caused by the species Dirofilaria.Cases are being reported from Kerala especially the southern part, where there is probably a focus of human infection andalso being geographically closer to Srilanka were Dirofilariasis is endemic.Among the documented cases of human Dirofilariasis reported in India, majority of patients presented with ocular & subcutaneous lesions .We report two cases of Dirofilariasis-one case presenting as a subcutaneous lesion and the other case presenting as a periorbitaUesion.Thisalso emphasises the importance of considering this entity in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with similar lesions.