External Ophthalmomyiasis Due to Dermatobia hominis Masquerading As Orbital Cellulitis
| Autor: | Norah Alsaif, Sophie D. Liao, David T. Tse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Inflammatory response 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology medicine.disease_cause Diagnosis Differential Myiasis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surgical removal parasitic diseases Infestation Animals Humans Medicine Eye Infections Parasitic Skin Diseases Parasitic Child 021110 strategic defence & security studies biology business.industry fungi General Medicine Orbital Cellulitis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Surgery Dermatobia hominis Ophthalmology Larva 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female Differential diagnosis Orbital cellulitis business |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 32:e113-e116 |
| ISSN: | 0740-9303 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/iop.0000000000000286 |
| Popis: | Human parasitization by oestrid flies is a rare occurrence. The authors report a case of ophthalmomyiasis externa caused by Dermatobia hominis infestation in a 10-year-old female. Misdiagnosis resulted in a delay in treatment, which can be potentially devastating in cases of orbital or ocular involvement. The treatment of choice is early surgical removal of the larvae to minimize the inflammatory response and the extent of surgery. Patients should also be screened for multiple sites of cutaneous infestation. When the organism is completely excised, the prognosis is good. |
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