منابع مشابه
گزارش یک مورد افتالمومیازیس خارجی (External Ophthalmomyiasis)
Ophthalmomyiasis is caused by presence of fly larvae Oestrus Ovis which has low incidence rate in the world, but most cases have been reported from developing countries. Recently the prevalence of ophthalmomyiasis has decreased in Iran. In spring 2011, a 40-year old rural woman with a good level of hygiene referred to Ophthalmology department of Rouhani Hospital in Babol. She had no history of...
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External ophthalmomyiasis, usually caused by the sheep nasal bot fly, Oestrus ovis L., is characteristically a benign disorder in humans, but may rarely cause severe complications. It occurs on most of the inhabited Hawaiian islands, and is more common than indicated by previously published reports. A typical case is presented along with the fly's life cycle, clinical features, and management.
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Myiasis of different organs has been reported from various regions in the world. Infection of the eye might appear as eyelids problems or conjunctiva (ophthalmomyiasis externa), or the larvae may invade into the eye (ophthalmomyiasis interna). We report 4 human cases of external ophthalmic myasis from Yazd province, in central region of Iran. All of them referred with symptoms of acute conjunct...
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OBJECTIVE We report a rare case of a 51-year-old woman with ocular and nasal infestation by Oestrus ovis. METHOD Clinical case report and review of current literature regarding nasal and ophthalmomyiasis. RESULTS Myiasis is infestation of the tissues and organs of vertebrates by certain dipteran fly larvae. Oestrus ovis myiasis is endemic in the region from North Africa to South Asia, but f...
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Human myiasis has been reported from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly oestrus ovis from Wadi Alhawasna, North Batina, Oman. A 9-years-old boy presented with symptoms of acute conjunctivitis. Five larvae were removed from his eye and sent for identification. The patient recovered completely after remova...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1300-6320,2146-3077
DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2011.57