Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: Case Report of the Clinicopathologic Features

Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases

Three patients were admitted to our clinic with symptoms of conjunctivitis. On ocular examination, moving larvae were seen in the conjunctival sac. All of the larvae were immobilized by topical cyclopentolate and removed mechanically under topical anesthesia. The patients healed without any complications after the treatment. Physicians should consider ophthalmomyiasis externa in patients presen...

Interesting Case Series Cuterebral Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Presenting as Preseptal Cellulitis

Cuterebral Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Presenting as Preseptal Cellulitis

DESCRIPTION A 13-month-old Caucasian female presented with erythema, swelling, and pain of the left periorbital region. On admission, her vital signs were normal, and complete blood count did not reveal abnormalities. Blood and eye cultures were collected. On physical examination, the left eye was erythematous and edematous starting at the left medial canthus, tracking across the upper lid to t...

Diagnosis of ophthalmomyiasis externa by dermatoscopy

Ophthalmomyiasis in humans caused by the larvae of the sheep nasal botfly (Oestrus ovis) and is a rare phenomenon in Israel. We describe the utilization of the dermatoscope as a diagnostic tool for the facilitation of early diagnosis of conjunctivitis due to the infestation of the eyes by the sheep nasal botfly in two patients. After the physical removal of the larvae with the help of a cotton ...

Nasal and ophthalmomyiasis: case report.

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...