Ophthalmomyiasis in a child

Mary E. Emborsky; Howard Faden

doi:10.1097/00006454-200201000-00024

Ophthalmomyiasis in a child

Pediatrics

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Abstract

A 4-year-old child presented with a 3-week history of left eye swelling. The periorbital inflammation was a result of a larva of the human botfly, Dermatobia hominis. Surgical extraction of the larva was curative.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-83
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006454-200201000-00024
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Botfly
Dermatobia hominis
Myiasis
Ophthalmomyiasis

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