Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by aPhormiasp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larva in an Enucleated Patient
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Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by a Phormia sp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larva in an Enucleated Patient
Ophthalmomyiasis rarely occurs worldwide, and has not been reported in Korea. We present here a case of ophthalmomyiasis caused by Phormia sp. fly larva in an enucleated eye of a patient. In June 2010, a 50-year-old man was admitted to Dankook University Hospital for surgical excision of a malignant melanoma located in the right auricular area. He had a clinical history of enucleation of his ri...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0023-4001
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.2.173