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

Ivana Skrinjar, Vlaho Brailo, Bozana Loncar Brzak, Jelena Lozic Erent, Suzana Bukovski and Danica Vidovic Juras
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Ivana Skrinjar: Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Vlaho Brailo: Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Bozana Loncar Brzak: Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jelena Lozic Erent: Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Suzana Bukovski: Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Danica Vidovic Juras: Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-6

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.

Keywords: dirofilariasis; oral; parasitic infestation; mucocele; Croatia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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