| Autor: |
Ruben, Hummelen, Theo, Zeegers, Jan, den Hollander, Ivar, Tabink, Paul, ten Koppel |
| Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde. 156(48) |
| ISSN: |
1876-8784 |
| Popis: |
Larvae of the sheep botfly (Oestrus ovis) normally have sheep or goats as host. In humans the larvae can survive for a short time in the nose or under the eyelids, after which they die or are sneezed out.We describe a 47-year-old woman who during a stay in the Cape Verde Islands developed symptoms of sneezing, a swollen face and an itchy feeling in her nose. These symptoms were due to an infestation of three fully-developed larvae of the O. ovis species in her sinus maxillaries which were later evacuated by endoscopy.In exceptional cases larvae of the O. ovis species can fully mature in a healthy person after a visit to an endemic area. Development into the mature stage has only been described in patients with a poor mucosal immune response. |
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