Table 1.
Dirofilaria repens infestations involving oral cavity.
| Reference | Age Sex | Country of Origin | Clinical Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennocq et al., 2020 [9] | 46 F | South eastern France | Submucosal nodule in the cheek after eyelid creeping dermatitis |
| Chaudry et al., 2019 [10] | 26 M | India | Swelling and pain of the right cheek, suspected pericoronitis of the lower right wisdom tooth |
| Jayasinghe et al., 2015 [11] | 21 M | Sri Lanka | Painless swelling of the left cheek |
| 57 F | Sri Lanka | Well-circumscribed, partially moveable, firm swelling of the left side of the buccal mucosa | |
| Spadigam et al., 2018 [12] | 37 F | India | Right buccal vestibule, 1 cm in diameter, swelling |
| Kurup et al., 2013 [1] | 54 F | India | Swelling of the buccal mucosa without any inflammatory signs |
| Trunfio et al., 2018 [13] | 51 F | Italy | Noninflammatory submucosal nodule in the left maxillary vestibule |
| To et al., 2003 [14] | 42 F | New immigrant to Hong Kong from China | Intraoral swelling located in the right maxillary vestibule adjacent to the premolar apical area |
| Desai et al. 2015 [15] | 32 M | India | Swelling of the buccal mucosa |
| Balaji S.M. 2014 [16] | 19 F | India | Solitary, mobile, diffuse, soft, non-tender nodule, 2 cm lateral and superior to left angle of the mouth |
| Tilakarante and Pitakotuwage. 2003 [17] | 26 F | Sri Lanka | Smooth surface of buccal mucosa, suspected salivary tumour |
| 80 F | Sri Lanka | Swelling/nodule of buccal mucosa, suspected pleomorphic adenoma/lipoma | |
| 52 F | Sri Lanka | Lump hard in consistency on buccal mucosa, suspected lipoma/calcified lymph node | |
| 28 F | Sri Lanka | Extra osseous firm lump on buccal sulcus suspected minor salivary gland tumour |
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| 04 F | Sri Lanka | Submucosal nodule on buccal mucosa, suspected tuberculosis | |
| 40 F | Sri Lanka | Submucosal nodule on buccal mucosa | |
| 53 M | Sri Lanka | Submucosal change on lower lip, suspected mucocele | |
| Kramer L.H. et al., 2007 [18] | 23 F | Russia | Oral cavity nodule |
| Pereira et al., 2015 [19] | 65 F | Brazil | Submucosal nodule of the right buccal mucosa |
| Daroit N.B. et al., 2016 [20] | 65 F | Brazil | Submucosal nodule in buccal mucosa |
| Vélez-Pérez A et al., 2016 [21] | 79 M | USA | Infiltrative mass in the right buccal space |
| Momčilović S. et al., 2019 [22] | 45 M | Serbia | Nodule along the lateral edge of the right maxilla |
| Tourte-Schaefer and Dupouy-Camet 2020 [23] | 42 M | France | Non-tender firm nodule of the right cheek |
| Velev et al., 2018 [24] | 37 M | Bulgaria | Swelling of the left buccal mucosa |